disconnected

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adjective

1. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds;
cut short crisply
- staccato applause
- a staccato command
- staccato notes
• Syn:
staccato
• Ant:
legato (for: staccato)
• Similar to:
abrupt
• Derivationally related forms:
disconnectedness
• Topics:
music
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
• Similar to:
divided
• Derivationally related forms:
disconnectedness
3. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
- abrupt prose
• Syn:
abrupt
• Similar to:
staccato
4. 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
• Similar to:
incoherent
• Derivationally related forms:
illogicalness (for: illogical), disjointedness (for: disjointed), disconnectedness
5. not plugged in or connected to a power source
- the iron is disconnected
• Similar to:
off

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected, abrupt, disunited, fragmented, split, staccato
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  legato, smooth