disconnect
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone; hang up.
State your business and disconnect.
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to withdraw into one's private world.
When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects.
noun
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an act or instance of disconnecting, especially the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges.
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a lack of communication or agreement.
There is a huge disconnect between management and employees.
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- disconnecter noun
- disconnection noun
- disconnective adjective
- disconnectiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of disconnect
Example Sentences
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"But there's still a disconnect because of how Africa is portrayed in the United States."
From Barron's
And then on top of that, to have this appetite where he clearly is just eating all the time, burying his feelings in that, he’s very connected and then disconnected to his body.
From Los Angeles Times
I wish I could say that was the only time I chased virtue and optimization until I crashed out hard — exhausted, confused and disconnected from my own hunger — but it wasn’t.
From Salon
Robin Mills, chief executive of Qamar Energy, a consulting firm in Dubai, said there was a disconnect between the price and the geopolitical situation.
From Los Angeles Times
Iran coach Marziyeh Jafari said Wednesday her team had "so much concern" about their families at home as war rages with players "fully disconnected" from them during the Women's Asian Cup.
From Barron's
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