disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.-difficult situation; dilemma; strait.-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.-to separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifice.-to break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.-to fall in pieces.