disjoint
/dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/
disjoint adjective: not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
Adjective
disjoint (comparative more disjoint, superlative most disjoint)
- Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
- Azure, a chevron disjoint or broken in the head or - BROKMALE. Per fesse gules and sable , a chevron rompu counterchanged - ALLEN, Sheriff of London1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 109
- Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
- Of two or more elements in a lattice, having a meet equal to the bottom element.
Verb
disjoint (third-person singular simple present disjoints, present participle disjointing, simple past and past participle disjointed)
- To 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
- Synonyms:
- disarticulate, unjoin, disassemble, take apart
- Antonyms:
- rejoint, rearticulate
- To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
- a disjointed speech
- To fall into pieces.
- But let the frame of things dis-ioynt, / Both the Worlds ſuffer, / Ere we will eate our Meale in feare, and ſleepe / In the affliction of theſe terrible Dreames, / That ſhake vs Nightly : Better be with the dead, / Whom we, to gayne our peace, haue ſent to peace, / Then on the torture of the Minde...c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
disjoint meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
disjoint in Hindi
- disjoint
- असंबद्ध asambaddh
disjoint in Tamil
- பொதுவற்ற
disjoint in Urdu
- اکھاڑنا
disjoint in Kannada
- ಕೀಲುತಪ್ಪು, ತುಂಡಾಗು, ಕಡಿವಡೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- disjoint in Punjabi
- ਉਖਾੜਨਾ ukhāṛnā
- disjoint in Tagalog
- diugnay
Synonyms of disjoint
Antonyms
Forms of disjoint
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more disjoint |
| superlative | most disjoint |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | disjoints |
| present participle | disjointing |
| past participle | disjointed |
| past | disjointed |
Origin of disjoint
From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).
Words formed from disjoint
Phrases with disjoint
Words that rhyme with disjoint
- point
- joint
- appoint
- disappoint
- anoint
- midpoint
- aroint
- entry point
- anchor point
- case in point
- cases in point
- kindling point
7 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about disjoint
- What does disjoint mean?
- Disjoint means not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
- What is disjoint in Hindi?
- Disjoint in Hindi is असंबद्ध (asambaddh). See Disjoint meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disjoint?
- Disjoint can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce disjoint?
- Disjoint is pronounced /dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/.
Words near disjoint in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disjoint (page history and authors); असंबद्ध (Hindi) (page history and authors); disjoint (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disjoint (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disjoint (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਉਖਾੜਨਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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