disconnected

adjective

dis·​con·​nect·​ed ˌdis-kə-ˈnek-təd 

: not connected : separate

also : incoherent

a disconnected narrative

disconnectedly adverb

disconnectedness noun

Synonyms

• choppy
• disjointed
• incoherent
• unconnected

Examples of disconnected in a Sentence

The phone lines are all disconnected.

Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, New York looked completely disconnected. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025

The film’s set-up feels a bit disconnected from the climactic martial-arts tournament: a gritty New York event called the 5 Boroughs, in which fighters from all over the city compete with each other in the streets. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 May 2025

Without this, leadership turns reactive and governance becomes disconnected. —Carlos Hoyos, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

After several somewhat disconnected scenes in which very little happens, you’re suddenly left with the impression that everything has happened. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disconnected

• disaffected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected
• unaffected

Kids Definition

disconnected

adjective

dis·​con·​nect·​ed

1

: not connected : separate

2

: impossible to understand : incoherent sense 2

a disconnected speech

disconnectedly adverb

disconnectedness noun