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).

Origin of disjointed

First recorded in 1580–90; disjoint + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM disjointed

dis·joint·ed·ly, adverb dis·joint·ed·ness, noun un·dis·joint·ed, adjective

Definition 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.
  1. (of two sets) having no common elements.
  2. (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, adverb disjointedness, noun

British 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

Medical definitions for disjointed

disjoint
[ dĭs-joint ]

v.

To put out of joint; dislocate.