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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The story gains a sense of momentum and inevitability as these disconnected tales suddenly become part of a continuous thread. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Newspapers and books also joined the dots between apparently disconnected events and items of gossip, helping readers to see their problems in abstract, systemic and political terms. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Without the right operating model, AI will create more disconnected tools, more complexity and more governance challenges. — Maria Raymond, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 For the residents of Shelekhov, however, the official narrative of a routine pneumonia death feels completely disconnected from the sudden quarantine of 200 people. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 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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