Unconnected vs. Disconnect

Unconnectedadjective

Not connected or joined.

‘The light wouldn't work because the cable was unconnected.’;

Disconnectverb

(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.

Unconnectedadjective

Confused or disconnected.

‘He talked in an unconnected series of short sentences.’;

Disconnectverb

(intransitive) Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.

Unconnectedadjective

Without connections of family, etc.

Disconnectverb

(transitive) To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.

Unconnectedadjective

having had the relation broken

Disconnectnoun

A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.

Unconnectedadjective

not joined or linked together

Disconnectnoun

A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.

Unconnectedadjective

not connected by birth or family

Disconnectnoun

A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.

‘There's a disconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on.’;

Unconnectedadjective

lacking orderly continuity;

‘a confused set of instructions’; ‘a confused dream about the end of the world’; ‘disconnected fragments of a story’; ‘scattered thoughts’;

Disconnectnoun

(Scientology) The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.

Disconnectverb

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

‘The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality.’; ‘This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals.’;

Disconnectnoun

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding);

‘he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends’; ‘there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy’;

Disconnectverb

of electrical appliances

Disconnectverb

make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten