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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Therefore, the growth rate reported by the government seems a bit disconnected from other data points coming out of the country.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Filmed at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., this Hulu comedy special sees the entertainer tackling the ways modern society has grown increasingly disconnected despite living in an era of hyper-interdepence.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
At times, both those No 6s, Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic, were deep in the build-up and City resembled a 4-2-4 with a disconnected quartet up top.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Filmed at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., this Hulu comedy special sees the entertainer tackling the ways modern society has grown increasingly disconnected despite living in an era of hyper-interdepence.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
At times, both those No 6s, Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic, were deep in the build-up and City resembled a 4-2-4 with a disconnected quartet up top.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Disconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disconnected. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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