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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

... possibility for defensive or protective action. His physical structure uses and excretes energy so rapidly that he cannot store it up and go to sleep on his savings, and his harvests are usually so lean and disconnected that the exercise of thrift is equally an impossibility and a mockery. The life, therefore, of such a person is composed of a constant series of adjustments and readjustments, and the stern ability wherewith these changes are met and combated are more admirably ingenious than the much-praised ...

— Mary, Mary • James Stephens

... of the screw shaft is received upon 7 collars, each 1 inch thick, and with 1 inch of projection above the shaft. The plummer block for receiving the thrust of the shaft is shown in fig. 55, and the coupling to enable the screw propeller to be disconnected from the engine, so that it may revolve freely when the vessel is under sail, is shown in fig. 56. When it is required to disengage the propeller from the engine, the pins passing through the opposite eyes shown ...

— A Catechism of the Steam Engine • John Bourne

... once more the door slowly opened, and the poor creature looked out to ascertain if her tormentors had gone off. Not seeing them she came out, and Jenny heard her in a plaintive voice thanking God for having delivered her from her enemies; then she broke into a low wail, the words she uttered being disconnected and incoherent. She was on her knees, with her hands clasped and her countenance upturned towards heaven. Jenny's heart was more touched than she had expected. Going up to the old woman, she said, 'These bad boys have been teasing you sadly, I fear, ...

— Mountain Moggy - The Stoning of the Witch • William H. G. Kingston

... concerning your own importance or ability. Listen to everything if you are wise—I always do. I am an old and practised listener. And I have never listened in vain. All the information I have gained through listening, though apparently at first disconnected and unclassified, has fitted into my work like the stray pieces of a puzzle, and has proved eminently useful. Wherever I am I always keep ...

— Ziska - The Problem of a Wicked Soul • Marie Corelli

... The disconnected slats are used for the occasional play or exercise of interlacing, forming a variety of figures, geometrical and artistic, which ...

— Froebel's Gifts • Kate Douglas Wiggin

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