dis·junct
dis-ˈjəŋ(k)t 
: marked by separation of or from usually contiguous parts or individuals: such as
a
b
: relating to melodic progression by intervals larger than a major second compare conjunct
dis·junct
ˈdis-ˌjəŋ(k)t
dis-ˈjəŋ(k)t
dis-ˈjəŋ(k)t
1
: any of the alternatives that make up a logical disjunction
2
: an adverb or adverbial (such as luckily in "Luckily we had an extra set" or in short in "In short, there is nothing we can do") that is loosely connected to a sentence and conveys the speaker's or writer's comment on its content, truth, or manner compare adjunct sense 2b
Examples of disjunct in a Sentence
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Grrlscientist,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
The style is very much 1960s modernism, with a disjunct vocal line that emphasizes the character’s distress but nonspecialist audiences might struggle with.
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Michael Zwiebach,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
Campbell has a close relationship with Zorn, who works like a kind of compositional collagist, slicing whatever music crosses his path into strips, then gluing them together into sequences that are both familiar and jubilantly disjunct.
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Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
6 May 2024
Almost all the old growth was cut down in the 19th century by industrial loggers, but one anomalous, disjunct population persists below the summit of Mount Read, a volcanic peak on the island’s soggy northwest coast.
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Jared Farmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2023
David Lyman,
Cincinnati.com,
11 May 2018
So to have Anna, a television actress, bemoan the confines of her industry creates an unfortunate disjunct that weakens the narrative and lessens our sympathy.
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Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2017
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Adjective
For example, the Rose-ringed (or Ring-Necked) Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, has a large, disjunct native range in tropical northern Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
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Grrlscientist,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
The style is very much 1960s modernism, with a disjunct vocal line that emphasizes the character’s distress but nonspecialist audiences might struggle with.
—
Michael Zwiebach,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
Campbell has a close relationship with Zorn, who works like a kind of compositional collagist, slicing whatever music crosses his path into strips, then gluing them together into sequences that are both familiar and jubilantly disjunct.
—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
6 May 2024
Almost all the old growth was cut down in the 19th century by industrial loggers, but one anomalous, disjunct population persists below the summit of Mount Read, a volcanic peak on the island’s soggy northwest coast.
—
Jared Farmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2023
Noun
As disjunct as Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair’s slightly too-long musical is, the two wend their way through it all smoothly.
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David Lyman,
Cincinnati.com,
11 May 2018
So to have Anna, a television actress, bemoan the confines of her industry creates an unfortunate disjunct that weakens the narrative and lessens our sympathy.
—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2017
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“Disjunct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disjunct. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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