disconnected

(verb) pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable. Synonyms: unplug, disconnect. Examples: "Unplug the hair dryer after using it."

(verb) make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten. Synonyms: disconnect.

(adj) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply. Synonyms: staccato (vs. legato). Examples: "Staccato applause." "A staccato command." "Staccato notes."

(adj) having been divided; having the unity destroyed. Synonyms: disunited, fragmented, split. Examples: "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-samuel lubell." "A league of disunited nations"- e.b.white." "A fragmented coalition." "A split group."

(adj) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions. Synonyms: abrupt. Examples: "Abrupt prose."

(adj) not plugged in or connected to a power source. Examples: "The iron is disconnected."

(adj) lacking orderly continuity. Synonyms: confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected. Examples: "A confused set of instructions." "A confused dream about the end of the world." "Disconnected fragments of a story." "Scattered thoughts."