Definitions
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- noun the state of being disconnected.
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- noun The characteristic of being
disconnected .
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- noun state of being disconnected
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Examples
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The feeling of mass disconnectedness is overwhelming at times.
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I am not at all saddened my disconnectedness from the Kaiser or Hitler, and am not sure in turn that if I was black I would feel a loss from not being closer to Robert Mugabe or any of a zillion other repressive African regimes.
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And when I see that kind of disconnectedness develop between large chunks of humanity, invariably they start looking at each other as enemies.
The Pentagon�s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century 2004
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So when I see a Kim Jong Il and I see that kind of disconnectedness, I say, by definition, this is a bad guy.
The Pentagon�s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century 2004
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Also, when I speak of "disconnectedness" I am not referring to geographic spacing between people or isolation in remote areas.
Digital Point Forums 2009
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Also, when I speak of "disconnectedness" I am not referring to geographic spacing between people or isolation in remote areas.
Digital Point Forums 2009
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'disconnectedness' of distributed collaboration often ends up meaning we talk using the same terms, but have very different ideas in our minds.
Fedora People Asgeir Frimannsson 2008
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He realized dimly what was causing this feeling of pleasant disconnectedness.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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I've seen a dozen men in psychotherapy who have done some version of what Weiner did and in each case we were able to piece together a complicated story that explained their behavior, a story involving feelings of disconnectedness, longing, anxiety, guilt, and omnipotence.
Michael Bader, D.M.H.: Everything Said About Anthony Weiner Is Bull D.M.H. Michael Bader 2011
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I've seen a dozen men in psychotherapy who have done some version of what Weiner did and in each case we were able to piece together a complicated story that explained their behavior, a story involving feelings of disconnectedness, longing, anxiety, guilt, and omnipotence.
Michael Bader, D.M.H.: Everything Said About Anthony Weiner Is Bull D.M.H. Michael Bader 2011
bilby commented on the word disconnectedness
I'm disappointed that there are links on this page.
June 7, 2016