noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Technical term in electricity and electronics; also used as a suru-verb meaning 'to short-circuit'.
See also: ショート
配線のミスで回路が短絡した。
The circuit short-circuited due to a wiring mistake.
Water got in and shorted the circuit board.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
illogical jump; jumping to conclusions; rash action
Figurative use derived from the electrical sense: connecting two things without proper reasoning, often leading to hasty or rash conclusions. Common in phrases like 短絡的な考え (simplistic thinking) or 短絡する (to jump to a conclusion).
彼は失敗の原因をすぐに人のせいにする短絡的なところがある。
He has a tendency to jump to conclusions and blame others for failures.
その二つの事件を短絡して考えるのは危険だ。
It's dangerous to draw a hasty connection between those two incidents.