What is the meaning of disconnected?

verb

  • Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable.
    • usage: "unplug the hair dryer after using it"
  • Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten.

adjective

  • Music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply. (
    • usage: "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"
  • Having been divided; having the unity destroyed.
    • usage: "Congress... Gave the impression of... A confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations- E. B. White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
  • Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions.
    • usage: "abrupt prose"
  • Not plugged in or connected to a power source.
    • usage: "the iron is disconnected"
  • Lacking orderly continuity.
    • usage: "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
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APAWordNet. (2010). disconnected. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/disconnected/definitions/1172538
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