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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. part; cease or break association with;
- Example: "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
[syn: disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint]

2. separate at the joints;
- Example: "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
[syn: disjoint, disarticulate]

3. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of;
[syn: disjoin, disjoint]

4. become separated, disconnected or disjoint;
[syn: disjoin, disjoint]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having no elements in common;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. i. To fall in pieces. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoin.] Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, n. [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoint, v. t.] Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] "I stand in such disjoint." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disjointing.] 1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. [1913 Webster] Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint an edifice. [1913 Webster] Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disjoint adj 1: having no elements in common v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint] 2: separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" [syn: disjoint, disarticulate] 3: make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of [syn: disjoin, disjoint] [ant: bring together, join] 4: become separated, disconnected or disjoint [syn: disjoin, disjoint] [ant: conjoin, join]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

63 Moby Thesaurus words for "disjoint": abrupt, alienate, break up, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, depart, disarrange, disarray, disarticulate, discompose, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, dislocate, disorganize, displace, disrupt, dissever, dissociate, disturb, disunite, divide, divorce, eject, estrange, expel, isolate, leave, luxate, mess up, muddle, part, pull away, pull back, pull out, rummage, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set aside, sever, shut off, split, stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, step aside, subtract, sunder, throw off, throw out, uncouple, unhinge, unjoint, unseat, unyoke, upset, withdraw