disjoint

American  

[dis-joint] / dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.

2. to put out of order; derange.

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verb (used without object)

1. to come apart.

2. to be dislocated; be out of joint.

adjective

1. Mathematics.

   1. (of two sets) having no common elements.

   2. (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.

2. Obsolete. disjointed; out of joint.

disjoint British  

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt /

verb

1. to take apart or come apart at the joints

2. (tr) to disunite or disjoin

3. to dislocate or become dislocated

4. (tr; usually passive) to end the unity, sequence, or coherence of

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adjective

1. maths (of two sets) having no members in common

2. obsolete disjointed

Etymology

Origin of disjoint

1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin

Example Sentences

Stephen Robinson's men were well worth their triumph, while Celtic still looked disjointed at best.

From BBC

He writes, for example, that the guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays “shrill, disjointed fragments, nervous bits and rickety pieces tied together by a staggered but wryly swinging thematic sensibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There has been criticism this season of Chelsea's rotation policy, which at times has left the team looking disjointed and poorly organised.

From Barron's

The overall structure can seem disjointed as well; often the only logic connecting one chapter to the next is that they both have something to do with China and Mongolia.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is little new in most of these sections, which are breezy in tone, disjointed, interrupted and not always easy to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal