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Added 10 October 2026

disjoin

/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ verb

In Latin: disiungō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disjoin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To separate; to disunite.
To become separated.

Origin

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre, from Latin disiungere (“to separate”), from dis-, di- (“apart”) + iungere (“to join”). Equivalent to dis- + join.

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