Out of joint Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak.
Definitions
  1. out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak.
  2. not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak.

Webster 1913