1. separating at the joints; taking apart at connected points
2. disrupting the unity or coherence of something

1. the act or process of separating at joints or connected points

Examples

• The butcher was disjointing the chicken with practiced skill.
• The earthquake was disjointing the old stone walls.
• She found the disjointing of the puppet’s limbs disturbing.
• The storm was disjointing the carefully planned outdoor event.
• The mechanic began disjointing the engine components for repair.
• The disjointing of the narrative made the story hard to follow.
• He practiced disjointing the wooden mannequin for his art class.