The Collaborative International Dictionary
disconnected \disconnected\ adj.
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marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds.
Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate).
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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]
Syn: not ready, off.
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noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite of continuous.
Syn: disrupted, discontinuous.
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unconnected, detached. Opposite of connected.
Syn: disjoined, separate.
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lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.
Syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized, desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered, unconnected.