disjointed

[ dis-join-tid ]

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /

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adjective

having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.

disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.

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Words related to disjointed

incoherent, jumbled, rambling, confused, separated, displaced, disordered, divided, muddled, split, cool, aimless, discontinuous, far-out, fitful, fuzzy, inchoate, irrational, spasmodic, unattached

Words nearby disjointed

disject, disjecta membra, disjoin, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune

Origin of disjointed

First recorded in 1580–90; disjoint + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR disjointed

2 rambling, confused, chaotic, disordered.

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OTHER WORDS FROM disjointed

dis·joint·ed·ly, adverbdis·joint·ed·ness, nounun·dis·joint·ed, adjective

Definition for disjointed (2 of 2)

disjoint

[ dis-joint ]

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt /

verb (used with object)

to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.

to put out of order; derange.

verb (used without object)

to come apart.

to be dislocated; be out of joint.

adjective

Mathematics.

(of two sets) having no common elements.
(of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.

Obsolete. disjointed; out of joint.

Origin of disjoint

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

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British Dictionary definitions for disjointed (1 of 2)

disjointed

/ (dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd) /

adjective

having no coherence; disconnected

separated at the joint

dislocated

Derived forms of disjointed

disjointedly, adverbdisjointedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for disjointed (2 of 2)

disjoint

/ (dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt) /

verb

to take apart or come apart at the joints

(tr) to disunite or disjoin

to dislocate or become dislocated

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

adjective

maths (of two sets) having no members in common

obsolete disjointed

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Medicine definitions for disjointed

disjoint

[ dĭs-joint′ ]

v.

To put out of joint; dislocate.