- past participle of disconnect.
- past tense form of disconnect.
disconnected
Americanadjective
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not coherent; seemingly irrational.
a disconnected argument.
- Synonyms:
- disjointed, incoherent, rambling, confused
adjective
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not rationally connected; confused or incoherent
-
not connected or joined
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of disconnected
First recorded in 1775–85; disconnect + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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But Luo claims the hearing wasn’t fair because her attorney was disconnected from the video call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The researchers called these disconnected patterns "lonely waves."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Plus, he was isolated and disconnected, having moved from a neighborhood near his friends to one farther from transit and his community.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Life has gotten faster, noisier and increasingly disconnected.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
But just as the Blues, ragtime and jazz emerged among the poor, disconnected communities of the American South, there is a modern-day equivalent that was likewise born in areas of deprivation: hip-hop.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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