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disconnect the dots

To break something down into its component parts, esp a puzzle or riddle or some kind.

To study something in detail to see how it works, eg solving a crime.
"I never thought I'd solve this whodunit mistery, but once you diconnect the dots it's actually quite simple."

Sam: "Solving this murder case has been a real problem for the guys upstairs"
John: "Yeah I know, we're really gonna have to disconnect the dots on this one.
by Azayles August 10, 2007
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Disconception

Origin: someone at an institution of higher education misspoke and used this word instead of the appropriate "misconception", afterward there was a quarrel over what the word meant, where through debate the word was finalized and agreement was reached.

A misconception, A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; that one would never think of but had it been suggested, one would realize that it is a misconception.
Ex1:
Person A: is disconception a word?
Person B: NO. That's a common Disconception.

Ex2:
Person A: putting vodka into a water bottle turns it into water.
Person B: no it doesn't, what a disconception!

Ex3:
n00b: How do I make my laptop lighter, its too heavy?
techie: Delete the biggest files, every megabyte weighs .235 mg
n00b: Really!
techie: No. I'm kidding its a common disconception.
by Lichtenshtieg January 20, 2010
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disconcentrated

Why do you stop talking in the middle of your sentence?
Sorry I get disconcentrated..
by DCD_KLV April 21, 2011
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disconnectaphobia

Fear of being disconnected from technology communications (cell phone, email, social media, etc.)
My boss experiences disconnectaphobia when she is on fishing trips in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
by ilovewords:-) June 24, 2015
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disconnection anxiety

The anxious feeling you get when you are having trouble connecting your laptop or mobile device to a wireless network.
OMG...I can't connect to the Internet...I don't know what's wrong...I've been offline for the last ten minutes...I've got a bad case of disconnection anxiety!
by E J Empire May 3, 2016
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Sobrietarily Disconnected

I saw Gomez playing beersbie with that ramtard Ben VonDubya....they were both so sobrietarily disconnected, I think they shit themselves.
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disconnected

To be removed from a server's gaming session. Opposite of fun gaming experience. Happens more often after purchasing a game way after it's release date to save money.
<Clan member_A (hand grenade) clan member_B>
<Clan member_C (pistol) clan member_A>
<player 1 has joined the game>

player 1: "hi"

<player 1 was disconnected from the game>
by Josh Ruth September 18, 2008
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