disjointing

verb

present participle of disjoint
1
as in separating
to set or force apart disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying

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2
as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war

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Recent Examples of disjointing There’s something very disjointing about it. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjointing
  1. separating
  2. disrupting
  3. dividing
  4. confusing
  5. splitting
  6. disturbing
  7. disconnecting
  8. shuffling
Verb
  • Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of separating
Verb
  • Almost constant air raids in Kyiv have now reached their third day, choking the economy in the Ukrainian capital and severely disrupting civilian life more than 4½ years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023, workers accused the company of disrupting union activities, including implying workers could be dismissed for participating in a union protest and locking emergency exits on the day workers planned to picket outside.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupting
Verb
  • With popularity dating back to the 1950s, open-concept layouts are floor plans that intentionally don’t have any dividing walls between rooms to create one large space.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The case has become a national cultural fixation and a social media spectacle, gripping and dividing spectators well beyond the Massachusetts courtroom where the 36-year-old mother is charged with killing her three young children.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Then began the desperate, confusing search for their colleagues.
    — Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Founders frequently misjudge their business's worth, often confusing revenue with actual value.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of confusing
Verb
  • Here's why the attorney general race is splitting longtime Republicans known for their legal authority in the state.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Cook in 20-second increments to prevent the kernels from splitting open.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • The relative rarity and disturbing nature of these cases are part of what attracts so much attention, said Michelle Oberman, a law professor at Santa Clara University who has studied and written about women who kill their children.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But after a series of disturbing events begins occurring around town, including the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Madeline, Celeste, Renata, Jane and Bonnie must grapple with the weight of their past secrets, a synopsis reads.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbing
Verb
  • Save your receipt and take screenshots of anything unusual before disconnecting the device.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And so, for instance, there’s surveys showing that Gen Z are the generation most likely to report disconnecting from their digital devices.
    — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnecting
Verb
  • The bull riders—including the current champion, 20-year-old John Crimber—stand with their cowboy hat over their heart, boots shuffling nervously in the dirt.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffling

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“Disjointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjointing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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