"disconnected" in the verb sense
1. unplug, disconnect
pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
"unplug the hair dryer after using it"
2. disconnect
make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
"disconnected" in the adjective sense
1. staccato, disconnected
music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds cut short crisply
"staccato applause"
"a staccato command"
"staccato notes"
2. disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split
having been divided having the unity destroyed
"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"
3. abrupt, disconnected
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
"abrupt prose"
4. disconnected
not plugged in or connected to a power source
"the iron is disconnected"
5. confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected
lacking orderly continuity
"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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