Disconnectedness

The feeling of mass disconnectedness is overwhelming at times. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And when I see that kind of disconnectedness develop between large chunks of humanity, invariably they start looking at each other as enemies. ❋ Unknown (2004)

So when I see a Kim Jong Il and I see that kind of disconnectedness, I say, by definition, this is a bad guy. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Also, when I speak of "disconnectedness" I am not referring to geographic spacing between people or isolation in remote areas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

'disconnectedness' of distributed collaboration often ends up meaning we talk using the same terms, but have very different ideas in our minds. ❋ Asgeir Frimannsson (2008)

He realized dimly what was causing this feeling of pleasant disconnectedness. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

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. ❋ D.M.H. Michael Bader (2011)

The 528-page novel examines the characters' obsessions with property values on Pepys Road, the phenomenon of gentrification and the disconnectedness felt among neighbors—all set against the unfurling backdrop of the global credit crunch. ❋ | By Barbara Chai (2012)

Meaning – This position shows tension or disconnectedness in the relationship. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The particular family that I worked with on the Oprah Winfrey Show was not an anomaly, for I hear from or see countless families struggling with the same issues and sense of disconnectedness on a daily basis. ❋ Peter Walsh (2011)

• Take a look at our true connectedness and our disconnectedness. ❋ Tracy Shaffer (2011)

All this goes to suggest the central bank's profound disconnectedness from the present realities of the British economy. ❋ Unknown (2011)