Meanings
noundisjunction (countable and uncountable, plural disjunctions)
plural disjunctions
- countableuncountableThe act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
- countableuncountableThe state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing.
the disjunction expressed by disjunctive conjunctions, such as but or or
1 more example
The disjunction between the despotism the British had been practising in India and the liberal, secular, democratic trends of their domestic politics was too embarrassing to endure indefinitely.
2017 September 7, Ferdinand Mount, “Umbrageousness”, in London Review of Books - countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
- countableuncountablemathematicsA logical operator that results in “true” when any of its operands are true.
- countableuncountablebiologyDuring meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latindisiunctiō
- Old Frenchdisjunction
- Englishdisjunction
From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan disjunció
- disjunciólogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Chinese Mandarin 析取
- 析取 (xīqǔ)logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Czech disjunkce
- disjunkcelogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Danish disjunktion
- disjunktionlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Finnish disjunktio
- disjunktiologic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
French disjonction
- disjonctionlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
German Disjunktion
- Disjunktionlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Greek διάζευξη
- διάζευξη (diázefxi)logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Hungarian diszjunkció, VAGY-művelet
- diszjunkciólogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
- VAGY-műveletlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Icelandic eðun
- eðunlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Japanese 選言命題, 選言
- 選言命題 (sengen meidai)logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
- 選言 (sengen)logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Norwegian Bokmål disjunksjon
- disjunksjonlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Polish alternatywa
- alternatywalogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Portuguese disjunção
- disjunçãologic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Romanian disjuncție
- disjuncțielogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Russian дизъю́нкция
- дизъю́нкция (dizʺjúnkcija)logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Spanish disyunción
- disyunciónlogic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Ukrainian диз'ю́нкція
- диз'ю́нкція (dyzʺjúnkcija)logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with disjunction
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
disjunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disjunction
MLA
“disjunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disjunction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disjunction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disjunction.
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