v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disjoined p. pr. & vb. n. Disjoining. ] [ OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, déjoindre, fr. L. disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Disjoint, Disjunct. ] To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses. Pennant.

Syn. -- To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder; disconnect. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become separated; to part. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. unconnected, detached. joined
Syn. -- disconnected, separate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoin. ] Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

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 ]

v. i. To fall in pieces. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. -- Dis*joint"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*joint"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a disjointed state. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]