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Disjoined vs Disjointed - What's the difference?

disjoined | disjointed |

As a verb disjoined

is (disjoin).

As an adjective disjointed is

(figuratively) not connected, coherent, or continuous.

disjoined

English

Verb

(head)
  • (disjoin)

    • disjoin

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To separate; to disunite.
  • * Milton
    • That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins .
  • * Addison
    • Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.
  • * Pennant
    • Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.
  • To become separated.

    • Related terms

    * disjoint * disjunct * disjunction

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    disjointed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
    • The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England can look forward to a quarter-final next weekend against a similarly struggling France, a reward they scarcely deserve on the evidence of this disjointed display.}}