Misjoining

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of incorrectly uniting parts or elements in a way that does not function as intended
2. An error in linking components that results in a broken or ineffective assembly
3. The act of joining parts together improperly, causing malfunction or failure

Etymology: The word is built from two plain English parts: the prefix "mis-", meaning wrong or badly, and "join", which came into English from Old French "joindre" and ultimately from Latin "iungere", "to yoke or unite." "Mis-" is an Old English element that has been productive ever since, attached to verbs such as "misjudge" and "misread" to mean an action carried out incorrectly. Adding it to "join" gives a word for a joining that has gone wrong, whether a seam, a connection, or a piece of work fitted together in the wrong place.

Synonyms: disconnection, separation, dissociation

Antonyms: joining, connection, union