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# disconnected

adjective (disconnected; more disconnected); also the past form of disconnect

«disconnected» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not connected or plugged in; cut off from a power supply or network. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#m1)
2. (of ideas or speech) Not following on clearly; jumbled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#m2)
3. Feeling cut off from other people, lonely or not belonging. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a disconnected phone or computer cannot be used; «You've been disconnected» appears when the internet drops. In English lessons, disconnected sentences need linking words to make writing flow. In wellbeing lessons, feeling disconnected from friends is a reason to talk to someone. Phrases: «disconnected from», «feel disconnected», «disconnected thoughts».

### Examples

- The phone was disconnected, so nobody answered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#x1)
- Check that the plug isn't disconnected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#x2)
- His story was a string of disconnected events. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#x3)
- After moving school, she felt disconnected from her old friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#x4)
- The game stopped because I got disconnected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#x5)
- Use linking words so your paragraphs don't seem disconnected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/#x6)

### Note

Past form and adjective of «disconnect». In a circuit diagram, a disconnected wire means an open circuit and the bulb will not light.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disconnected» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnected/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disconnected» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disconnected.html) on Mova free.