disconnected

adjective

dis·​con·​nect·​ed ˌdis-kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce disconnected (audio)
: not connected : separate
also : incoherent
a disconnected narrative
disconnectedly adverb
disconnectedness noun

Examples of disconnected in a Sentence

The phone lines are all disconnected. Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.
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This disconnected structure leads to critical measures consequently getting lost in the handoff, creating gaps for bad actors to break in. Chaim Mazal, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Wang presents that sequence in blurry slow motion, as if trying to mine all meaning from this rare moment of joyful abandon for Payá — the only time the filmmaker has seen her acquaintance fully disconnected from her all-consuming cause. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 Physical space has become completely disconnected from acoustic space. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024 In an industry with rising challenges like regulatory hurdles, climate change, labor shortages, and fluctuating market demands, farmers were left to juggle too many disconnected tools that didn’t speak the same language. Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disconnected 

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disconnected was in 1751

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“Disconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disconnected. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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disconnected

adjective
dis·​con·​nect·​ed
1
: not connected : separate
2
: impossible to understand : incoherent sense 2
a disconnected speech
disconnectedly adverb
disconnectedness noun

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