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disjoint

[ dis-joint ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

disjoint

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disjoint¹

1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin

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Example Sentences

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But they are not easy to find in a jumble of spotty and disjointed websites, and the sheer number of them demand significant time to watch.

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Perhaps as a consequence, it feels rather disjointed, even if some signature preoccupations do emerge.

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That audit, released late in February, found disjointed services and inadequate financial controls leaving the city’s homelessness programs susceptible to waste and fraud.

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An audit of homeless services provided by Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found them disjointed and lacking adequate data systems and financial controls.

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Such people often languish in a disjointed, multiagency system of care.

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disjoined disjointed

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