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Consisting of separate parts, fragments or elements
“From the many disconnected elements from the past, the conscious subject builds a scene.”
Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection
“The work takes the form of a series of disconnected and discrete episodes, without essential inner connection, and becomes somewhat tedious as a result.”
Individually separate or disconnected from others
“Baja California seemed especially vulnerable, as a place disconnected from the mainland in which foreign companies dominated commercial development and government-granted land concessions.”
Having no topical relation or connection to something
“The images were seemingly disconnected from the topic discussed.”
Different in nature, having distinct properties or characteristics
“A number of small businesses and large global enterprises still store information in various disconnected systems.”
Appearing or occurring recurrently at intermittent intervals
Isolated, not connected to a publicly available communication or electrical network
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly
Impartial and not taking sides
Not connected to the internet or unavailable
Unfounded or nonsensical
(of a device) Not connected to anything (e.g. via wires or cables)
Alone or isolated in time, place, or position
Past tense for to break the (physical) connection of or between
“Always make sure you isolate and tag a motor before you disconnect it.”
Past tense for to remove or dissociate something, someone or oneself from a situation
“He deeply thought of society and its welfare and remembered equally that he could not disconnect himself from society.”
Past tense for to remove by cutting off
“The center line is then opened or cut with a knife to disconnect the two lines of stitching and form the buttonhole.”
Past tense for to turn off a device by cutting off its power supply
“Flip the switch. That will disconnect the electricity to the fence and your two pals can escape.”
Past tense for to terminate or interrupt a connection between two systems
“When he reached out and firmly pressed down on the button to disconnect her call to the police, she eyed him with wary alarm.”
Past tense for to unfasten something tied, fastened, or fixed in place
Past tense for to set free, especially from entanglement or difficulty
Past tense for to put a body part, such as a bone or joint, out of its usual place
Past tense for to hang up the phone
Past tense for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact
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