disjoint

[dis-joint]

verb (used with object)

1. to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.

2. to put out of order; derange.

verb (used without object)

1. to come apart.

2. to be dislocated; be out of joint.

adjective

1. 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.

2. Obsolete.,  disjointed; out of joint.

disjoint

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt /

verb

1. to take apart or come apart at the joints

2. (tr) to disunite or disjoin

3. to dislocate or become dislocated

4. (tr; usually passive) to end the unity, sequence, or coherence of

adjective

1. maths (of two sets) having no members in common

2. obsolete,  disjointed

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

Example Sentences

The Jets’ offense still looks disjointed without Aaron Rodgers, while the Steelers should be steady enough to grind out points with Rodgers on their side.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s been disjointed a lot, as far as the offense.”

From Los Angeles Times

Coroner Michael Pemberton said neither Alex, nor his parents, appreciated the dangers of the "chaotic and somewhat disjointed" approach to children involved in combat sports.

From BBC

Surely you’ll fall over backward when I tell you that funding shortages, politics, evolving priorities, lack of coordination, haphazard and disjointed planning, and less than stellar leadership have stymied progress on many fronts.

From Los Angeles Times

But “the U.S. doesn’t have a national water strategy,” he said, referring to a disjointed patchwork of state and court oversight.

From Salon