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/dˌɪskənˈɛktɪd/ Listen

verb

Disconnect v. t. (past & past part. disconnected; pres. part. disconnecting) To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse. "The commonwealth itself would... be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality." "This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals."

adjective

disconnected adj.

Marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds. (Narrower terms: staccato (vs. legato))

Synonyms: abrupt, broken off(predicate).

Not switched on or not connected to a power source; of electrical equipment. (Narrower terms: off-line (vs. on-line), offline, off line(predicate); unplugged)

Synonyms: not ready, off.

Noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite of continuous.

Synonyms: disrupted, discontinuous.

Unconnected, detached. Opposite of connected.

Synonyms: disjoined, separate.

Lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.

Synonyms: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized, desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered, unconnected.

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Etymology of 'Disconnected'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Disconnected" Quotes from Famous Books

... that I have ever told you much about my life in Scotland," he went on. "It has always seemed to me so remote and—disconnected with everything here. I could not suppose it would interest anyone. I was cared for and educated by my father's only sister, a good woman. It was as if she had whole charge of the part of my life that was not absorbed in work. I don't know that I can make ...

— The Imperialist • (a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan

... very disconnected notices are all that can be collected of matter properly biographical in relation to the quarter century during which Marco ...

— The Travels of Marco Polo Volume 1 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa

... He learns to feel that he is merely an instrument of Almighty power. It was the sacredness of a great cause that shed such a lustre on the character of Washington. How unimpressible the victories of Charlemagne, disconnected with that work of civilization which he was sent into the world to reconstruct! How devoid of interest and grandeur were the battles of Marston Moor and Worcester, without reference to those principles of religious liberty which warmed the soul of Cromwell! The conflicts of Bunker Hill ...

— Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII • John Lord

... history appear what it is, i.e., a ceaseless development, a unity, or does she leave the impression among the pupils that history is a mass of disconnected dead facts? ...

— A Guide to Methods and Observation in History - Studies in High School Observation • Calvin Olin Davis

... exercising. Their uniforms were exquisitely clean, but I asked myself of what earthly use they were. Their commander ordered them to charge, when every horse butted against the one next to him. I believe a heavy gale of wind would have disconnected all these warriors from their chargers. I fully recognise the fact that the leaders of the ouvriers talk a great deal of nonsense, and that they are actuated as much by personal ambition as by patriotism; but it is certain that the individual working man is the only reality in ...

— Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris • Henry Labouchere

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