disjoint
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersectionTo render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
» Even his everyday speech was an off-the-cuff, tangential, disjointed narrative.
Meaning
3 sensesTo render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
Near-synonyms: unjoin; disassemble, take apart
to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint poultry by carving
zertrennen
разъединя́тьrazʺjedinjátʹ, разъедини́тьrazʺjedinítʹ
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
a disjointed speech
(obsolete)To fall into pieces.
- separate at the joints
- become separated, disconnected or disjoint
- make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
- part; cease or break association with
Examples
7 sentencesEven his everyday speech was an off-the-cuff, tangential, disjointed narrative.
Tom's speech was convoluted and disjointed and was very hard to follow.
It is alleged that his disjointed speech was written by his best friend.
A disjointed people will perish, while a united one will come out ahead.
ruНесплочённый народ пропадёт, а сплочённый - будет впереди.
The storyline is disjointed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungōFrom Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).
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Forms
disjoints, disjointing, disjointed, disjointed| Base form | disjoint · to disjoint |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disjoints |
| Present participle | disjointing |
| Past simple | disjointed |
| Past participle | disjointed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
9 synonyms- separate at the joints:disarticulate
- become separated, disconnected or disjoint:disjoin
- make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of:disjoin
- part; cease or break association with:disassociatedissociatedivorcedisunite
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle