disconnected
adjective
dis·con·nect·ed
ˌdis-kə-ˈnek-təd 
: not connected : separate
disconnectedly
adverb
disconnectedness
noun
Examples of disconnected in a Sentence
The phone lines are all disconnected.
Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.
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Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Other transcripts show students switching back to their own writing when AI responses felt too generic or disconnected from their argument.
—Jeanne Beatrix Law, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
The result was an explosion of Software-as-a-Service products and a sprawling, fragmented mess of disconnected data.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
As projects scale, development teams often deal with sluggish performance, disconnected tools, and limited visibility across codebases.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disconnected
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“Disconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disconnected. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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