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disconnected

/ˌdɪskəˈnɛktəd/
verb
  1. To sever or interrupt a connection.

  2. Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.

  3. To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.

adjective
  1. That is no longer connected.

    "There's no use trying to make a call on the disconnected phone."

  2. Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.

    "I just feel so disconnected from people living on the other side of the world."

  3. Incoherent; disjointed.

Antonymsconnected

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