disjointed
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tɪd adjective
1.
having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.
2.
disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.
3.
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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)
3.
to come apart.
4.
to be dislocated; be out of joint.
adjective
5.
Mathematics.
a.
(of two sets) having no common elements.
b.
(of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
6.
Obsolete. disjointed; out of joint.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin
1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin
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disjoint (dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| —adj | |
| 5. | maths (of two sets) having no members in common |
| 6. | obsolete disjointed |
| disjointed (dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having no coherence; disconnected |
| 2. | separated at the joint |
| 3. | dislocated |
| dis'jointedly | |
| —adv | |
| dis'jointedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
disjointed
c.1643, from disjoint (n.) "a dilemma, distress" (late 14c.), probably influenced by lit. sense in O.Fr. desjointe "separation, rupture."
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Medical Dictionary
disjoint dis·joint (dĭs-joint')
v. dis·joint·ed, dis·joint·ing, dis·joints
To put out of joint; dislocate.
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Example sentences
Later, as deputy chairman for petrochemicals, he tackled sour industrial relations and disjointed management at the plant.
But even saying that, the book was weirdly disjointed.
Even though these intelligence operations were often disjointed and uncoordinated, both sides experienced occasional successes.
Sometimes her whole body seemed as if the bones were disjointed in every part, and her head was in extreme disorder and pain.
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