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disjoined

disjoined

7.1
Separated so parts are not connected anymore
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnd/
translation icon : desunido
  • And that is the case whenever the sets A&B are disjoined from each other.

Examples

  • According to Nyiri (2007: 5), static images correspond to separate, disjoined words, while motion pictures denote sentences.

    Academic text (2018)
  • That being the case, since X is not part of Y, there has to be a part of X which is completely disjoined from Y.

  • The piece of A that also belongs in B therefore is disjoined from the piece of C that also belongs to B.

  • The disjoined pieces of the puzzle made it impossible to complete the picture.

  • After the argument, their friendship felt disjoined and strained.

  • The disjoined segments of the report revealed gaps in the overall analysis.

Synonyms

separate
vsdisjoined
829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

highlights that a former connection was undone rather than neutral independence
apart
vsdisjoined
559 1.0

Become separated into pieces

focuses on the act of undoing a connection rather than physical pieces
unconnected
vsdisjoined
3 3.9

Not joined or linked to something else

focuses on a former connection being removed rather than mere lack of link
detached
vsdisjoined
2 4.3

Something loose and not fixed to the thing it belongs to

adds that the change was a deliberate undoing of a prior connection
unattached
vsdisjoined
2 4.2

Not fixed to anything so it can move freely

stresses that something was joined before and then the joining was undone
severed
vsdisjoined
  • NSFW
1 5.8

Cut off from the rest by a sharp object

covers any disconnection, not only those caused by cutting
uncoupled
vsdisjoined
1 4.9

Not joined to something it was attached to before

matches this idea but is more general about any undone connection
disjointed
vsdisjoined
1 5.5

Separated at a joint, like a finger or ankle

is broader and covers general undone connections beyond jointed parts
unassociated
vsdisjoined
1 4.9

Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events

concerns physical or prior real connections being undone rather than mere relation
unjoined
vsdisjoined
5.4

Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire

emphasizes that a previous connection has been undone rather than just absence
disjunct
vsdisjoined
8.7

Not connected or joined, so parts seem separate

is about having had a prior link specifically removed
disengaged
vsdisjoined
  • Specialized
4.4

Not physically connected or locked so parts can move apart

is broader and covers any undone connection beyond machines
untethered from
vsdisjoined
7.0

Free from any tie and able to move or act freely

means the connection was actively undone rather than simply unsecured
discontiguous
vsdisjoined
8.9

Made of separate parts that do not touch each other

refers more to broken continuity than to a specific undone join
separated
vsdisjoined
  • Specialized
5.3

A joint forced apart so the bones are not in their normal place

is a general undoing of a connection, not limited to bodily joints

Antonyms

1.9

Connected so they form one longer object

How Separate

disjoined
7.1
separated
1.0
detached
2 4.3
loose
155 1.0
joined
1.9

Surface Forms

disjoined positive

Morphology

disjoined = disjoin (transparent) = dis + join + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial form of the verb 'disjoin' and directly means 'separated or disconnected'.

Etymology

The word disjoined comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and join meaning 'to connect'. So, something disjoined is 'separated' or 'not connected', like train cars that were once joined and are now taken apart.