disjoint

[dis-joint]

verb (used with object)

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

2. to put out of order; derange.

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

/ 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

adjective

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

2. obsolete,  disjointed

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjoint¹

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

Example Sentences

Smith's game management and kicking ability would be an obvious fix to some rather scruffy and disjointed play that did not allow England to build any pressure in the first Test.

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Carpenter has charisma to spare, but the monologue was too disjointed to go anywhere.

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After suffering an injury in pre-season and missing the first three games of Liverpool's Premier League campaign, it had been a disjointed start to 2025-26 for Bradley.

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Save the distracting, disjointed and annoying noise for between innings—or better yet, after the game.

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Senior family court barrister Lucy Reed KC responded to that report by describing the family justice system as "disjointed".

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