Disconnected — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈædʒiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskənˈɛktɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskənˈɛktɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈædʒiː/.

Examples

unplug the hair dryer after using it
staccato applause
a staccato command

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split abrupt disordered confused disunited staccato garbled unplug fragmented unconnected illogical scattered disjointed disconnect

Antonyms

legato plug in connect

Parts of Speech

verb	pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable “unplug the hair dryer after using it”
verb	make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
adjective	(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply “staccato applause”
adjective	having been divided; having the unity destroyed; -Samuel Lubell; - E.B.White “Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces”
adjective	marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions “abrupt prose”
adjective	not plugged in or connected to a power source “the iron is disconnected”
adjective	lacking orderly continuity “a confused set of instructions”

Word Forms

disconnection	noun	the act of breaking a connection
disconnectedness	noun	state of being disconnected
disjointedness	noun	lacking order or coherence
illogicalness	noun	invalid or incorrect reasoning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

getrennt

Ziehen Sie den Stecker aus (Elektrogeräten) und machen Sie sie funktionsunfähig

🇫🇷French

déconnecté

débrancher la fiche des (appareils électriques) et les rendre inutilisables

🇪🇸Spanish

desconectado

desenchufar (aparatos eléctricos) y dejarlos inoperables

🇮🇹Italian

disconnesso

staccare la spina (degli apparecchi elettrici) e renderli inutilizzabili

🇳🇱Dutch

losgekoppeld

trek de stekker uit (elektrische apparaten) en maak deze onbruikbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconectado

retire a ficha de (aparelhos eléctricos) e torne-os inoperantes

🇷🇺Russian

отключен

выдернуть вилку из (электроприборов) и вывести из строя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिस्कनेक्ट किया गया

(बिजली के उपकरणों) का प्लग खींचें और निष्क्रिय कर दें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন

(বৈদ্যুতিক যন্ত্রপাতি) এর প্লাগ টানুন এবং অকার্যকর রেন্ডার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிக்கப்பட்டது

(மின் சாதனங்கள்) செருகியை இழுத்து செயலிழக்கச் செய்யவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

డిస్‌కనెక్ట్ చేయబడింది

(విద్యుత్ ఉపకరణాలు) యొక్క ప్లగ్‌ని లాగండి మరియు పనికిరానిదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

डिस्कनेक्ट

(विद्युत उपकरणे) चा प्लग ओढून घ्या आणि अकार्यक्षम बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્કનેક્ટ

(ઇલેક્ટ્રિકલ ઉપકરણો) ના પ્લગ ખેંચો અને નિષ્ક્રિય રેન્ડર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಡಿತಗೊಂಡಿದೆ

(ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು) ನ ಪ್ಲಗ್ ಅನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸದಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിച്ഛേദിച്ചു

(ഇലക്ട്രിക്കൽ ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ) പ്ലഗ് വലിച്ചിട്ട് പ്രവർത്തനരഹിതമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਸਕਨੈਕਟ ਕੀਤਾ

(ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੇ ਉਪਕਰਨਾਂ) ਦੇ ਪਲੱਗ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚੋ ਅਤੇ ਅਯੋਗ ਰੈਂਡਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

منقطع

(بجلی کے آلات) کا پلگ کھینچیں اور ناکارہ بنا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断开连接

拔掉(电器)的插头并使其无法使用

🇯🇵Japanese

切断された

（電気製品の）プラグを抜いて使用不能にする

🇰🇷Korean

연결이 끊어진

(전기제품)의 플러그를 빼서 작동불능으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị ngắt kết nối

rút phích cắm của (thiết bị điện) và khiến nó không hoạt động được

🇹🇭Thai

ตัดการเชื่อมต่อ

ให้ดึงปลั๊ก (เครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้า) แล้วทำให้ใช้งานไม่ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

terputus

cabut steker (peralatan listrik) dan membuatnya tidak dapat dioperasikan

🇵🇭Filipino

nadiskonekta

hilahin ang saksakan ng (mga de-koryenteng kasangkapan) at gawing hindi maoperahan

🇲🇾Malay

terputus

tarik palam (peralatan elektrik) dan jadikan tidak boleh beroperasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متصل

اسحب قابس (الأجهزة الكهربائية) واجعله غير صالح للعمل

🇮🇷Persian

قطع شده است

دوشاخه (وسایل برقی) را بکشید و غیر قابل استفاده کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlantısı kesildi

(elektrikli cihazların) fişini çekin ve çalışmaz hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּתָק

למשוך את התקע של (מכשירים חשמליים) ולהפוך אותו לבלתי פעיל

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