I. dəs, (ˈ)dis+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English disjoynt, from Middle French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin — more at disjoin
1. obsolete : disjointed
2. : having no members in common
disjoint sets
II. dəs, (ˈ)dis+ verb
Etymology: Middle English disyointen, from Middle French desjoint, past participle
transitive verb
1. : to separate the parts of : break up into divisions : disturb or undo the connections, order, or coherence of : dislocate
her work suffers from her reluctance to come to absolute grips with her subject, and this reluctance disjoints her writing — New Yorker
2. : to undo the joining of : disunite
Great Britain, disjointed from her colonies — Thomas Jefferson
3. : to separate at junctures or joints : dissect, carve, or break into pieces at the joints
disjoint a frying chicken
intransitive verb
: to separate at the joints
III. adjective
: not having all members in common — used of the reference of linguistic expressions
the pronouns I and we have disjoint reference