unconnected
pronunciation
How to pronounce unconnected in British English:
UK [ˌʌnkəˈnektɪd]
How to pronounce unconnected in American English:
US [ˌʌnkəˈnɛktɪd]
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- Adjective:
- having had the relation broken
- not joined or linked together
- not connected by birth or family
- lacking orderly continuity
Word Origin
- unconnected (adj.)
- 1736, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of connect (v.).
Example
- 1. Armed men shot or hacked to death all in the convoy , as well as some unconnected passers-by .
- 2. In one study unconnected with the strong kids project , researchers in australia set out to study how sleep might affect weight .
- 3. If no competent international tribunal can be found , a country unconnected with the case may decide to bring a prosecution in its national courts under the principle of " universal jurisdiction " .
- 4. At the same time , but probably unconnected , a young husband and father suggested to his facebook friends that they all stop buying cottage cheese at the inflated , cartel-driven price it was being sold for .