Disconnected - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd|  American pronunciation of the word disconnected
Brit.  |dɪskəˈnektɪd|  British pronunciation of the word disconnected
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto disconnect
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto disconnect

adjective

- having been divided; having the unity destroyed (syn: fragmented, split)
Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces
- marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions (syn: abrupt)
- not plugged in or connected to a power source
the iron is disconnected
- lacking orderly continuity (syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, illogical, scattered, unconnected)
disconnected fragments of a story

Extra examples

The phone lines are all disconnected.

Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.

Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces

The hose and faucet had been disconnected.

The alarm system had been disconnected.

We were talking on the phone but suddenly we got disconnected.

Two freight cars disconnected from the train engine.

Eleven percent of households were disconnected for non-payment of bills.

Divorced men can too easily become disconnected from their children.

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