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disconnected

disconnected

5.1
Having parts or ideas that do not fit together clearly
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɪs.kəˈnɛk.tɪd/
translation icon : desarticulado
  • And yet, many of us feel increasingly disconnected from one another.

It was more of me feeling disconnected from others.

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Examples

  • She wrote a report that was so disconnected that it left readers confused and unsure of her conclusions.

  • It was more of me feeling disconnected from others.

  • How do you deal with, like, feeling disconnected and feeling a huge loss in your life?

  • So I was feeling very disconnected in a city that was really chaotic.

  • I feel anxious, I feel unloved, I feel disconnected, I feel afraid.

  • During the meeting, her thoughts were so disconnected that no one could follow her arguments.

  • His speech was full of disconnected ideas that made it hard for the audience to grasp his main point.

Synonyms

illogical
vsdisconnected
43 4.8

Does not make sense or follow clear reasons

focuses on missing unity and flow rather than only broken reasoning steps
confused
vsdisconnected
18 1.0

Messy and not in order, with things mixed up

focuses on missing logical connection and smooth flow rather than general mess
garbled
vsdisconnected
15 7.6

Speech or writing that is unclear and hard to understand

means lack of logical connection or smooth flow rather than signal corruption
incoherent
vsdisconnected
11 7.2

Unable to speak clearly because of strong emotion or illness

describes missing unity and smooth flow rather than a speaker's expressive failure
disjointed
vsdisconnected
10 6.0

Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around

is about loss of unity and smooth flow rather than only messy links
fragmented
vsdisconnected
9 4.4

Not whole because it is broken into separate parts

refers more to lack of smooth flow and logical connection than physical breaking
disordered
vsdisconnected
7 4.5

Not arranged in a clear or tidy way

highlights absence of unity or logical links rather than mere untidiness
unconnected
vsdisconnected
4 5.1

Not in a clear order or logically linked

emphasizes missing unity and smooth flow especially in speech and writing
scattered
vsdisconnected
1 3.6

Not in order and difficult to understand or use

refers to lack of unity or smooth flow specifically in speech or writing

Antonyms

127 4.1

Different parts join to make one whole

75 7.2

Clear and logical speaking or writing that is easy to understand

How Coherent

coherent
75 7.2
choppy
7 5.0
disconnected
5.1
incoherent
22 7.2
chaotic
116 4.7

Surface Forms

disconnected positive

Morphology

disconnected = connected (transparent) = dis + connect + ed

This is the regular negative formation of 'connected', and the abstract sense of lacking coherence or relationship is directly predictable.

Etymology

Disconnected comes from the parts dis- 'not' and connect 'to join' or 'tie together'. So when speech, thoughts, or a team are disconnected, their parts are not tied together and feel separate or hard to follow.