disconnected

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adjective

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

disconnected

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past tense and past participle of disconnect entry 1

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Adjective The phone lines are all disconnected. Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.
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When marketing and sales operate on separate data sets and disconnected systems, the customer journey is broken and experience suffers. — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026 Coordinating people, locations and devices while maintaining protocol consistency and data integrity becomes significantly more challenging when workflows rely on disconnected systems or manual handoffs. — Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Dump sink next to the cooks line has a disconnected drain line. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Over time, students can fall behind academically and become disconnected from the classroom. — Nicky Zizaza, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disconnected

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First Known Use

Adjective

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 7 Sep. 2026.

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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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