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disjoncté

tripped (switched off), snapped, freaked out

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dis away; apart + jonct join, connect + é masculine singular past participle
verb · masculine singular · past Rare #42,584
tripped (switched off) Often used about an electrical circuit breaker: « le disjoncteur a disjoncté ».
FR: Le disjoncteur a disjoncté pendant l’orage.
EN: The circuit breaker tripped during the storm.
snapped, freaked out Informal, figurative: used when someone suddenly loses control or acts irrationally.
FR: Il a disjoncté quand il a entendu la nouvelle.
EN: He snapped when he heard the news.

Il a disjoncté.

He went crazy.

J'ai disjoncté.

I snapped.

— Mystic River (2003)

En sortant de taule, il a disjoncté.

He went off the rails after getting out of jail.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Maman a disjoncté la semaine dernière.

Mom had a breakdown last week.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Ève a peut-être disjoncté.

Eve may have lost her mind.

— Tron : Ares (2025)