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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disconnect \Dis`con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconnected}; p. pr & vb n. {Disconnecting}.] To dissolve the union or connection of to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse. The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality. --Burke. This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals. --Walsh. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disconnected adj 1: marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; (music) cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" [syn: {staccato}] [ant: {legato}] 2: having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "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" [syn: {disunited}, {fragmented}, {split}] 3: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" [syn: {abrupt}] 4: not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected" 5: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]
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