be disconnected

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dis•con•nect•ed adj.

(of ideas) disjointed;
not holding together well:a very disconnected essay.
(of a person) not coherent;
seeming to be irrational:The boy has seemed disconnected and strange ever since the incident.

dis•con•nect•ed•ly, adv.
dis•con•nect•ed•ness, n. [noncount]See -nec-.

dis•con•nect v.

to interrupt the connection of (something) or between (two things):[~ + object]The electricity company disconnected his house. I was talking on the phone and suddenly got disconnected.
to detach; separate:[~ + object + from + object]Disconnect the power source from the computer before opening the back.

dis•con•nec•tion n. [uncountable]disconnection from reality.[countable]another disconnection before I could talk.[uncountable]See -nec-.

dis•con•nect•ed adj.

dis′con•nect′ed•ly, adv.
dis′con•nect′ed•ness,
n

dis•con•nect v.t.

to sever or interrupt the connection of or between;
detach:They disconnected the telephone. We were disconnected.

v.i.

to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone;
hang up:State your business and disconnect.
to withdraw into one's private world:When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects.

an act or instance of disconnecting, esp. the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges.

dis′con•nect′er, n.
dis′con•nec′tive, adj.
dis′con•nec′tive•ness, n.

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disconnected /ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd/ adj

disconnect /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/ vb

(transitive) to undo or break the connection of or between (something, such as a plug and a socket)

ˌdisconˈnection, ˌdisconˈnexion n

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