disconnected Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
disconnect; unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
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verb make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
disconnect.
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adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
staccato.
- staccato applause
- a staccato command
- staccato notes
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adjective satellite having been divided; having the unity destroyed
disunited; fragmented; split.
- 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
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adjective satellite marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
abrupt.
- abrupt prose
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adjective satellite not plugged in or connected to a power source
- the iron is disconnected
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adjective satellite lacking orderly continuity
disordered; garbled; scattered; confused; disjointed; unconnected; illogical.
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
