Dictionary Check: disconnected

"disconnected" is a valid word!

Scrabble 18 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

adjective

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

Example: "staccato applause"
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adjective

having been divided; having the unity destroyed

Example: "Congress … gave the impression of … a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"
adjective

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

Example: "abrupt prose"
Synonyms:
adjective

not plugged in or connected to a power source

Example: "the iron is disconnected"
adjective

lacking orderly continuity

Example: "a confused set of instructions"

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