desarticulado

disjointed, dismantled

adjective des-ahr-tee-koo-LAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Desarticulado is the past participle of desarticular used as an adjective, meaning literally 'disjointed' (having its joints separated) or figuratively 'dismantled, broken up' — una red desarticulada ('a dismantled network'). The verb desarticular is common in police and security contexts meaning to break up a criminal organisation.

Examples

"La policía dejó la banda completamente desarticulada."

Natural Translation

The police left the gang completely dismantled.

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