/dis joynt"/ , v.t.
1. to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
2. to put out of order; derange.
v.i.
3. to come apart.
4. to be dislocated; be out of joint.
adj.
5. Math.
a. (of two sets) having no common elements.
b. (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
6. Obs. disjointed; out of joint.
[ 1400-50; late ME disjointen to destroy desjoint, ptp. of desjoindre to DISJOIN ]