disconnected meaning and definition

DISCONNECTED adjective

Definition of disconnected (adjective)

1. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
   • "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"
   • synonyms: staccato
   • antonym: legato
2. having been divided; having the unity destroyed
   • "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
   • synonyms: disunited, fragmented, split
3. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
   • "abrupt prose"
   • synonyms: abrupt
4. not plugged in or connected to a power source
   • "the iron is disconnected"
5. lacking orderly continuity
   • "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
   • synonyms: confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected