adj. disconnected from something that it should be, or is normally coupled to
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In organ-playing. separated or disjoined; not united by means of a coupler: said of keyboards. See organ, 6.
Not coupled; not fastened to a couple or with couplings.
Not wedded; single.
In heraldry, same as découplé.
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adj. having the coupling undone
Word Usage
"The result was a rapid increase in interest payments on the debt, and therefore in the deficit; an increase in unemployment, which became uncoupled from the U.S. rate for the first time; and low growth."