disconnected

adjective dis·con·nect·ed

Definition of disconnected

:not connected :separate; also :incoherent

a disconnected narrative

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disconnectedly

adverb

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disconnectedness

noun

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Examples of disconnected in a Sentence

The phone lines are all disconnected.
Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.

Recent Examples of disconnected from the Web

But there was a realization that the storm's most awful damage was still unknown – scattered out in those disconnected islands, or hidden under the water. '

— Alaska Dispatch News, "Harvey again makes 2nd landfall in Louisiana, this time as a tropical storm," 30 Aug. 2017
Mims' phone number in Memphis is disconnected and he couldn't be reached for comment.

— andrew wolfson, The Courier-Journal, "U of L Foundation financial consultant fired after Shelby County arrest," 10 Aug. 2017
During upcoming work, city lines in many neighborhoods will be disconnected and reconnected to residential water systems, jarring lead particles lose.

— jennifer larino, NOLA.com, "Should New Orleanians be concerned about lead in their tap water? New report says yes," 19 July 2017
The scenes following Mara's departure move more speedily than those that came before it; more residents come and go, but the ghost remains, unconnected to the new homeowners and increasingly disconnected from himself.

— ben sachs, Chicago Reader, "Film / Paranormal A Ghost Story is a haunting film about haunting," 14 July 2017
The phone number listed for the center had been disconnected.

— ajc homepage, ajc, "DeKalb psychologist among 412 charged in massive health care investigation," 13 July 2017
City lines are often disconnected and reconnected with a homeowner's pipe system.

— greg larose, NOLA.com, "Visa will pay businesses to go cashless: What's your choice?," 12 July 2017
Throughout the health-care debate, Republicans have managed to submerge this disconnected, obfuscatory rhetoric.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "The Republican Health-Care Lie Is Collapsing," 29 June 2017
Press umpteen numbers in that automated system, wait a lifetime on hold for a live operator and then get disconnected.

— doreen christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Doreen's Deals: Top 10 retail pet peeves and customer service complaints," 29 June 2017

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