disjointed
[ dis-join-tid ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /
adjective
having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.
disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.
Entomology. disjunct(def 3).
Words nearby disjointed
disject, disjecta membra, disjoin, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune
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OTHER WORDS FROM disjointed
dis·joint·ed·ly, adverbdis·joint·ed·ness, nounun·dis·joint·ed, adjectiveDefinition 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, nounBritish 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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Medical definitions for disjointed
disjoint
[ dĭs-joint′ ]
v.
To put out of joint; dislocate.
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