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disjoined

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/dɪsˈdʒɔɪnd/ · dis-joined

Separated or disconnected from something that was previously joined or united; having had its connection or union broken.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Separated or disconnected from something that was previously joined or united; having had its connection or union broken.

وہ چیز جو پہلے کسی سے جڑی ہوئی تھی لیکن اب الگ یا منقطع ہو گئی ہو؛ تعلق یا اتحاد ٹوٹ جانے کی حالت میں۔

منفصل

munfasil

Formal: منفصلColloquial: الگ ہوا ہوا

Synonyms

separateddisconnecteddetacheddividedseveredsundereddissociatedالگمنقطعجدابکھراٹوٹا ہوا

Antonyms

joinedconnectedunitedattachedlinkedintegratedمتصلجڑا ہوامتحدمنسلکمربوط

Common Collocations

  • disjoined parts
  • disjoined elements
  • disjoined fragments
  • disjoined communities
  • disjoined narrative
  • disjoined limbs
  • disjoined thoughts

Example Sentences

The disjoined pieces of the ancient manuscript were painstakingly reassembled by scholars.

قدیم مخطوطے کے منفصل ٹکڑوں کو علماء نے انتہائی محنت سے دوبارہ جوڑا۔

Qadeem makhtootay kay munfasil tukron ko ulama nay intehai mehnat se dobara jora.

After the earthquake, the disjoined sections of the bridge had to be rebuilt entirely.

زلزلے کے بعد پل کے منفصل حصوں کو مکمل طور پر دوبارہ تعمیر کرنا پڑا۔

Zalzalay kay baad pul kay munfasil hisson ko mukammal taur par dobara tamir karna para.

His disjoined thoughts made it difficult for the audience to follow his argument.

اس کے منفصل خیالات کی وجہ سے سامعین کے لیے اس کی دلیل کو سمجھنا مشکل ہو گیا۔

Uss kay munfasil khayalat ki wajah se samaeen kay liye uss ki daleel ko samajhna mushkil ho gaya.

The disjoined families were finally reunited after decades of separation.

منفصل خاندان آخرکار عشروں کی جدائی کے بعد ایک ہو گئے۔

Munfasil khaandan aakhirkar ashron ki judai kay baad aik ho gaye.

Easily Confused With

disjointed:'Disjointed' emphasizes incoherence or lack of logical connection (especially of speech or ideas), while 'disjoined' more literally refers to physical or structural separation of previously joined parts.
disjoint:'Disjoint' is typically used as a verb (to separate) or adjective in mathematics (sets with no common elements), while 'disjoined' is the past participial adjective describing the result of separation.
disengaged:'Disengaged' implies a withdrawal of interest or involvement, while 'disjoined' implies a physical or structural breaking apart of something that was formerly united.
verb (past tense / past participle)formal

Past tense and past participle of 'disjoin': to separate or disconnect (something) from something else that it was previously joined to.

فعل 'disjoin' کا ماضی اور ماضی کا صیغۂ مفعول: کسی چیز کو اس شے سے الگ کرنا یا منقطع کرنا جس سے وہ پہلے جڑی ہوئی تھی۔

الگ کر دیا

alag kar diya

Formal: منفصل کیا گیاColloquial: الگ کر دیا

Synonyms

separateddisconnectedsevereddetachedsundereddividedsplitالگ کیامنقطع کیاکاٹاجدا کیاتقسیم کیا

Antonyms

joinedconnectedunitedmergedattachedcoupledجوڑاملایامتحد کیامنسلک کیا

Common Collocations

  • disjoined from the whole
  • disjoined the two parts
  • disjoined by force
  • disjoined the connection
  • disjoined the union

Example Sentences

The war disjoined the province from the mainland for over thirty years.

جنگ نے صوبے کو تیس سال سے زیادہ عرصے تک مرکزی خطے سے الگ کر دیا۔

Jang nay soobay ko tees saal se zyada arsay tak markazī khitay se alag kar diya.

The surgeon carefully disjoined the fused bones during the complex operation.

سرجن نے پیچیدہ آپریشن کے دوران ملے ہوئے ہڈیوں کو احتیاط سے الگ کر دیا۔

Surgeon nay pechida operation kay daoran milay huay haddiyon ko ehtiyat se alag kar diya.

The legal settlement disjoined the two companies that had merged a decade earlier.

قانونی تصفیے نے ان دو کمپنیوں کو الگ کر دیا جو ایک دہائی قبل ضم ہو گئی تھیں۔

Qanooni tasfiye nay inn do companies ko alag kar diya jo aik dahai qabl zam ho gayi thin.

Easily Confused With

disjointed:While 'disjoined' is the past form of 'disjoin' (to physically separate), 'disjointed' is more commonly used as an adjective meaning lacking coherence or orderly connection, especially in speech or writing.
disunited:'Disunited' refers more to a loss of harmony or political/social unity among people, while 'disjoined' refers to a more concrete physical or structural separation.

Word Family

disjoin
verbالگ کرنا
disjoining
verb (present participle)الگ کرتے ہوئے
disjoint
verb / adjectiveمنفصل کرنا / منفصل
disjointed
adjectiveغیر مربوط
disjunction
nounعلیحدگی
disjunctive
adjectiveافتراقی
joint
noun / adjectiveجوڑ / مشترک
joined
adjective / verbجڑا ہوا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Break 'disjoined' into 'DIS' (the opposite of) + 'JOINED'. If something is JOINED, it is connected. Add DIS- and it becomes the opposite — no longer connected, pulled apart. Think of a chain: once DISjoined, the links are no longer together.

Imagine two train carriages that were once coupled together. A worker pulls the coupling lever and they roll apart on the tracks — that moment of separation, those carriages rolling away from each other, is what 'disjoined' looks like.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

جو رشتے تھے کبھی پیوستہ دل سے وہ منفصل ہوئے تقدیر کی ہر چال سے

Jo rishtay thay kabhi paiwasta dil se, Woh munfasil huay taqdeer ki har chaal se.

Those bonds that were once deeply woven into the heart, Were disjoined by every move of destiny's design.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جو جڑ سے کٹ جائے وہ پھل نہیں دیتا۔

Jo jar se kat jaye woh phal nahin deta.

That which is disjoined from its root bears no fruit.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin via Old French "disjungere" — to unyoke, to separate — from 'dis-' (apart) + 'jungere' (to join)

First known use: 15th century

The word derives from Latin 'disjungere', meaning to unyoke or separate. It entered Middle English through Old French 'desjoindre'. The past participle form 'disjoined' came into common use in English during the 15th and 16th centuries, primarily in formal and literary contexts to describe things that have been severed or separated from one another.