26984 words

disconnected

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
not related, or not having any clear purpose or pattern:

Examples:

These are disconnected events, of no wider significance.
disconnected thoughts
2
separate from someone or something else, and not fitting well together or understanding each other:

Examples:

disconnected from We have become disconnected from the natural world.
At first, living far from his family gave him a disconnected feeling.
3
not connected to something such as a power source, a piece of equipment, or the internet:

Examples:

Somehow the ventilator had become disconnected.
4
A disconnected hairstyle is one in which some parts, usually at the sides, have been cut very short and other parts, usually on top, are fairly long.

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