from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disconnected \disconnected\ adj.
1. marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds.
[Narrower terms: {staccato (vs. legato)}]
Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. not switched on or not connected to a power source; -- of
electrical equipment. [Narrower terms: {off-line (vs.
on-line), offline, off line(predicate)}; {unplugged}]
Syn: not ready, off.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3. noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite
of {continuous}.
Syn: disrupted, discontinuous.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
4. unconnected, detached. Opposite of {connected}.
Syn: disjoined, separate.
[WordNet 1.5]
5. lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly
irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.
Syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized,
desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered,
unconnected.
[WordNet 1.5]