Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Disconnect \Dis`con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconnected};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconnecting}.]
   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. --Burke.

         This restriction disconnects bank paper and the
         precious metals.                         --Walsh.

Source : WordNet®

disconnected
     adj 1: marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut
            short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato
            command"; "staccato notes" [syn: {staccato}] [ant: {legato}]
     2: 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" [syn: {disunited}, {fragmented}, {split}]
     3: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions;
        "abrupt prose" [syn: {abrupt}]
     4: not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is
        disconnected"
     5: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of
        instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the
        world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered
        thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled},
         {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]