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

It was all a bit disjointed, which is similar to the Lakers’ current situation.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet it also exposes our disjointed national priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Former England winger Chris Ashton told Rugby Special he felt England looked "disjointed" and there had been a "snowball effect" as errors mounted up.

From BBC

This disjointed display was the least impressive of his brief reign, but Carrick will take heart from the way his players refused to accept defeat.

From Barron's

To evoke the fractured psyche of the characters, Morrison’s narratives are highly disjointed, switching among different points of view and time periods with only the slimmest semantic clues offered for orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal