A set (of sets) $\mathcal{A}$ is disjoint if $\bigcap \mathcal{A} = \emptyset$.

The set $\mathcal{A}$ is pairwise disjoint when $\forall x \in A: \forall y \in A: x \neq y \implies x \cap y = \emptyset$. This implies disjoint if $|\mathcal{A}| \ge 2$.

So $\mathcal{A} = \{x,y\}$ is disjoint iff it is pairwise disjoint.

But in measure theory, disjoint is often used as a shorthand for "pairwise disjoint".


Usually there is no difference in meaning. Sets $A_1$, ..., $A_n$ are (pairwise) disjoint if $A_i \cap A_j = \emptyset$ whenever $i \neq j$.