The injured man could give only a disconnected account of the accident.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|con|nect|ed — «DIHS kuh NEHK tihd», adjective. 1. not connected; separate: »Our house and the garage are entirely disconnected. 2. without order or connection; incoherent; broken: »The injured man could give only a disconnected account of the accident.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|con|nect — «DIHS kuh NEHKT», verb, noun. –v.t. to undo or break the connection of; separate; unfasten; detach: »He disconnected the electric fan by pulling out the plug. –n. 1. something that disconnects: »The…combination starter is equipped with a circuit… … Useful english dictionary
dis´con|nect´ed|ness — dis|con|nect|ed «DIHS kuh NEHK tihd», adjective. 1. not connected; separate: »Our house and the garage are entirely disconnected. 2. without order or connection; incoherent; broken: »The injured man could give only a disconnected account of the… … Useful english dictionary
dis·con·nect — … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
disconnected — dis•con•nect•ed [[t]ˌdɪs kəˈnɛk tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) disjointed; broken 2) not coherent; seemingly irrational • Etymology: 1775–85 dis con•nect′ed•ly, adv. dis con•nect′ed•ness n … From formal English to slang
disconnect — dis•con•nect [[t]ˌdɪs kəˈnɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to sever or interrupt the connection of or between 2) cvb to sever a connection 3) cvb an act or instance of disconnecting, as telephone service 4) cvb a lack of communication or agreement: a disconnect … From formal English to slang
disconnect — dis|con|nect1 [ ,dıskə nekt ] verb 1. ) transitive to stop the supply of gas, water, or electricity, or the telephone service to a building: They arrived to find that the water had been disconnected. 2. ) transitive to stop a machine or piece of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disconnected — dis|con|nect|ed [ˌdıskəˈnektıd] adj disconnected thoughts or ideas do not seem to be related to each other = ↑unrelated … Dictionary of contemporary English
disconnected — dis|con|nect|ed [ ,dıskə nektəd ] adjective not organized in a way that makes sense: disconnected sentences … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
