disjoint

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/ UK /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to take apart or disconnect; having no elements in common

The two data sets are disjoint, sharing not a single member.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to take apart or... disconnect separate disunite dislocate sever detach

Opposites

join connect unite conjoin

Word family

Derived forms disjointed disjointedlydisjointedness

Related forms disjoin joint disjunction junction

Etymology

From Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre ('to disjoin'), from Latin disjungere, from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join').

disjungere Latin jungere Latin *yewg- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities

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# disjoint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/

## Meanings
1. to take apart or disconnect; having no elements in common

## Examples
- The two data sets are disjoint, sharing not a single member.

## Synonyms
- disconnect
- separate
- disunite
- dislocate
- sever
- detach

## Antonyms
- join
- connect
- unite
- conjoin

## Derived Forms
- disjointed
- disjointedly
- disjointedness

## Related Forms
- disjoin
- joint
- disjunction
- junction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: disjungere
- Root: jungere
- Root: *yewg-

## Etymology
From Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre ('to disjoin'), from Latin disjungere, from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join').

## AI Etymology
Disjoint is from Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre ('to disjoin'), from Latin disjungere, from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'). The ancestry passes through Latin disjungere, Latin jungere, and Proto-Indo-European *yewg-. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as verb and adjective, it means "to take apart or disconnect; having no elements in common", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include disjoin, joint, disjunction, and junction; derived forms include disjointed, disjointedly, and disjointedness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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