adj
Meaning 1
Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
disjoint
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
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adj
Meaning 3
Of two or more elements in a lattice, having a meet equal to the bottom element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: unjoin; disassemble, take apart
- to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint poultry by carving
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disarticulate, unjoin, disassemble, take apart
Antonyms: rejoint, rearticulate
verb
Meaning 5
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a disjointed speech
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verb
Meaning 6
To fall into pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having no elements in common
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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verb
Meaning 8
become separated, disconnected or disjoint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disjoin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, divide, part
verb
Meaning 9
make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disjoin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, disunite, divide, part
verb
Meaning 10
separate at the joints
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- disjoint the chicken before cooking it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disarticulate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, disunite, divide, part
verb
Meaning 11
part; cease or break association with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
History
Etymology
From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 不相交的 — having no members in common
- Czech: disjunktní — having no members in common
- Finnish: erillinen — having no members in common
- German: disjunkt — having no members in common
- Hungarian: diszjunkt — having no members in common
- Icelandic: sundurlægur — having no members in common
- Icelandic: óskaraður — having no members in common
- Korean: 서로소 (seoroso) — having no members in common
- Portuguese: disjunto — having no members in common
- Romanian: disjunct — having no members in common
- Russian: непересека́ющийся (neperesekájuščijsja) — having no members in common
- Tagalog: diugnay — having no members in common
- Spanish: disjunto — disjointed
- Bulgarian: разглобявам (razglobjavam) — To render disjoint
- Finnish: irrottaa — To render disjoint
- Finnish: erottaa — To render disjoint
- German: zertrennen — To render disjoint
- Korean: 해체하다 (haechehada) — To render disjoint
- Portuguese: desconjuntar — To render disjoint
- Romanian: disjunge — To render disjoint
- Russian: разъединя́ть (razʺjedinjátʹ) — To render disjoint
- Russian: разъедини́ть (razʺjedinítʹ) — To render disjoint