- past tense form of disconnect.
- past participle of disconnect.
disconnected
Example Sentences
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Disconnected from the bonds of place, top earners moved and clearly favored low-tax destinations.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025
Disconnected from the massive farms which supply produce, most Americans are unaware of the honeybee’s essential role.
From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2020
Everett Jones, the reviews editor at Publishers Weekly, recalled “Reconcilable Differences: Connecting in Disconnected World,” out last June, whose authors rated people according to their communication styles, which they described as visual, auditory or kinesthetic.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2017
Disconnected residents streamed down to a makeshift aid center at the local fire department.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017
Disconnected thoughts pre-sented themselves one by one, as if they had been waiting their turn in line.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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