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Adjective: disconnected  ,dis-ku'nek-tid
  1. Having been divided; having the unity destroyed
    "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces";
    - disunited, fragmented, split
     
  2. Lacking orderly continuity
    "disconnected fragments of a story";
    - confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected
     
  3. Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
    "disconnected prose";
    - abrupt
     
  4. Not plugged in or connected to a power source
    "the iron is disconnected"
     
  5. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
    "disconnected applause";
    - staccato
Verb: disconnect  ,dis-ku'nekt
  1. Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
    "disconnect the hair dryer after using it";
    - unplug
     
  2. Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

See also: divided, incoherent, off

Type of: disunite, divide, part, separate, undo

Antonym: link

Encyclopedia: Disconnected

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