disjunction C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a separation or... separationdisconnectiondivisiondisunionsplitseverance ↔ Opposites conjunctionunionconnectionjunction Word family Derived forms disjunctive Related forms disjunctconjunctionjunctiondisjoin Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown