1. (

• unplug ,
• disconnect ,

) pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable; "unplug the hair dryer after using it" ;

2. (

• disconnect

) make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten ;

1. (

• staccato ,
• disconnected ,

) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" ;

2. (

• disconnected ,
• disunited ,
• fragmented ,
• split

) having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" ;

3. (

• abrupt ,
• disconnected

) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" ;

4. (

• disconnected

) not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected" ;

5. (

• confused ,
• disconnected ,
• disjointed ,
• disordered ,
• garbled ,
• illogical ,
• scattered ,
• unconnected

) lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" ;