1.marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply;
staccato applause
2.having been divided; having the unity destroyed;
Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell
3.marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions;
abrupt prose
4.not plugged in or connected to a power source;
the iron is disconnected
5.lacking orderly continuity;
a confused set of instructions