Disconnected

adj, verb

adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of disconnect form-of, participle, past

    "The phone company disconnected my DSL."

Adjective
  1. 1
    That is no longer connected.

    "There's no use trying to make a call on the disconnected phone."

  2. 2
    Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.

    "I just feel so disconnected from people living on the other side of the world."

  3. 3
    Incoherent; disjointed.
  4. 4
    That can be partitioned into two nonempty subsets which are both open and closed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking orderly continuity wordnet
  2. 2
    not plugged in or connected to a power source wordnet
  3. 3
    (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply wordnet
  4. 4
    marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions wordnet
  5. 5
    having been divided; having the unity destroyed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
incoherentabruptalienalienatedaloofapart

Example

More examples

"Reputations are volatile. Loyalties are fickle. Management teams are increasingly disconnected from their staff."

Related phrases

totally disconnectedno longer

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