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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Here's what happens when communications operates separately from customer success: Your customers receive polished marketing messages that feel disconnected from their actual product experience. Sal Viveros, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 But regions of spacetime can also become disconnected, or decoupled, in the presence of strong gravitational fields, such as those found in and around a black hole. Lyndie Chiou, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025 Until the Suns this season started struggling, losing in Charlotte in January and dropping back-to-back games at Portland in February, looking disconnected and disinterested. Doug Haller, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025 In an oral history with The Hollywood Reporter, Goggins talked about feeling disconnected from the cast and finding a friend in Wood. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 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 29 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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