disjunct
- adjective
- /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt/
:
desconectado
- In the strict sense of the term, we are dealing with a classificatory concept if it is possible to break down a given field of objects or ideas into disjunct subcategories.
Examples
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Syntax, diction, and metaphor almost heavy-handedly imply that time or space are somehow out of joint, anomalous, disjunct; yet the narrative remains essentially linear or objectively framed, sometimes insistently so.
Academic text (2010) -
Is it merely whimsical, merely disjunct, merely antagonistic, or can it also be friendly, entertaining, deep, and spacious?
Academic text (2010) -
The essay describes a funeral ceremony in which the symbol system of traditional Javanese culture becomes disjunct from the social structures of urban modernity.
Academic text (1999) -
The two ideas in her essay felt disjunct, suggesting a lack of connection between them.
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The plot of the novel was disjunct, with different timelines that did not align smoothly.
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In our discussions, his comments often seemed disjunct from the main topic, making it hard to follow.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not together because of distance, time or different homes
829
2.1
Not joined to another thing and kept apart
94
3.5
Not connected to the topic or cause
56
3.8
Far from other places or people and hard to reach
4
5.1
Not in a clear order or logically linked
2
4.3
Something loose and not fixed to the thing it belongs to
1
4.9
Not joined to something it was attached to before
1
4.9
Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events
Separated so parts are not connected anymore
Not together with other people, kept apart from them
A person who is not married and lives alone
Made of separate parts that do not touch each other
Not connected to the main topic or activity
Antonyms
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
disjunct = dis + junct
Although 'dis-' suggests separation, the bound root 'junct' is not a familiar standalone English word, so an average learner is unlikely to derive this sense directly from the parts.
Etymology
Disjunct comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and junct meaning 'to join'. So a disjunct idea or thing is 'not joined' to what it normally connects to, which makes it feel separated or disconnected.