American English pronunciation

How to pronounce disconnected

IPA transcription: [,dɪskə'nɛktɪd]

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Verb

  • pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

    “unplug the hair dryer after using it”

  • make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

Adjective

  • (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

    “staccato applause”

    “a staccato command”

    “staccato notes”

Adjective

  • lacking orderly continuity

    “a confused set of instructions”

    “a confused dream about the end of the world”

    “disconnected fragments of a story”

    “scattered thoughts”

  • marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

    “abrupt prose”

  • having been divided; having the unity destroyed; -Samuel Lubell; - E.B.White

    “Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces”

    “a league of disunited nations”

    “a fragmented coalition”

    “a split group”

  • not plugged in or connected to a power source

    “the iron is disconnected”