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

[ Syn: staccato ]

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 ]

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

[ Syn: abrupt ]

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

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 ]