disjoined
[dis-
joind
]
/dɪsˈdʒɔɪnd/
adjective
1.
separated; disunited.
2.
Entomology,
disjunct
(def 3).
Origin
1565-75;
disjoin
+
-ed
2
Related forms
undisjoined,
adjective
disjoin
[dis-
join
]
/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/
verb (used with object)
1.
to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become disunited; separate.
Origin
1475-85;
Middle English
disjoinen
<
Old French
desjoindre
<
Latin
disjungere,
equivalent to
dis-
dis-
1
+
jungere
to
join
Related forms
disjoinable,
adjective
Examples from the web for
disjoined
What nature has
disjoined
in one way wisdom may unite in another.
Past and present and future are not
disjoined
but joined.
Now these motives are
disjoined
, and the latter is found to be the less prevalent of the two.
British Dictionary definitions for
disjoined
disjoin
/
dɪsˈdʒɔɪn
/
verb
1.
to disconnect or become disconnected; separate
Derived Forms
disjoinable,
adjective