disjoint
Not smooth or continuousNot smooth or continuous; disjointed.
» Even his everyday speech was an off-the-cuff, tangential, disjointed narrative.
Meaning
3 sensesNot smooth or continuous; disjointed.
(not comparable)Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
disjunkt
непересека́ющийсяneperesekájuščijsja
having no elements in common
(not comparable)Of two or more elements in a lattice, having a meet equal to the bottom element.
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. — ABChessel
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
more disjoint, most disjoint| Comparative | more disjoint Lesson |
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| Superlative | most disjoint Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form