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disjointed

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dis⋅joint⋅ed

  [dis-join-tid]
Use disjointed in a Sentence
–adjective
1. having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.
2. disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.
3. Entomology. disjunct (def. 3).
Origin:
1580–90; disjoint + -ed 2

Related forms:
dis⋅joint⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅joint⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. rambling, confused, chaotic, disordered.

dis⋅joint

  [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)
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 ME disjointen to destroy < AF, OF desjoint, ptp. of desjoindre to disjoin
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dis·joint   (dĭs-joint')   
v.   dis·joint·ed, dis·joint·ing, dis·joints

v.   tr.

  1. To put out of joint; dislocate.

  2. To take apart at the joints.

  3. To destroy the coherence or connections of.

  4. To separate; disjoin.

v.   intr.

  1. To come apart at the joints.

  2. To become dislocated.

adj.   Mathematics
Having no elements in common. Used of sets.

[Middle English disjointen, to destroy, ultimately from Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre, to disjoin; see disjoin.]
dis·joint·ed   (dĭs-join'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Separated at the joints.

  2. Out of joint; dislocated.

  3. Lacking order or coherence: disjointed sentences.

dis·joint'ed·ly adv., dis·joint'ed·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

disjointed 
c.1643, from disjoint (n.) "a dilemma, distress" (c.1374), probably influenced by lit. sense in O.Fr. desjointe "separation, rupture."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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