disjunction

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ UK /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a separation or disconnection; (logic) an 'or' relation between propositions

There was a sharp disjunction between his words and his actions.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a separation or... separation disconnection division disunion split severance

Opposites

conjunction union connection junction

Word family

Derived forms disjunctive

Related forms disjunct conjunction junction disjoin

Etymology

From Latin disjunctio ('separation'), from disjungere ('to disjoin'), from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'), from PIE *yewg- ('to join').

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

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disjunction

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

## Meanings
1. a separation or disconnection; (logic) an 'or' relation between propositions

## Examples
- There was a sharp disjunction between his words and his actions.

## Synonyms
- separation
- disconnection
- division
- disunion
- split
- severance

## Antonyms
- conjunction
- union
- connection
- junction

## Derived Forms
- disjunctive

## Related Forms
- disjunct
- conjunction
- junction
- disjoin

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

## Etymology
From Latin disjunctio ('separation'), from disjungere ('to disjoin'), from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'), from PIE *yewg- ('to join').

## AI Etymology
Disjunction is from Latin disjunctio ('separation'), from disjungere ('to disjoin'), from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join'), from PIE *yewg- ('to join'). Important recorded forms include disjunctio (Latin), jungere (Latin), and *yewg- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a separation or disconnection; (logic) an 'or' relation between propositions. The wider family includes derived forms such as disjunctive and related words such as disjunct, conjunction, junction, and disjoin.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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