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disconnect
[dis-kuh-nekt]
verb (used with object)
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach.
They disconnected the telephone. We were disconnected.
verb (used without object)
to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone; hang up.
State your business and disconnect.
to withdraw into one's private world.
When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects.
noun
an act or instance of disconnecting, especially the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges.
a lack of communication or agreement.
There is a huge disconnect between management and employees.
disconnect
/ ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt /
verb
(tr) to undo or break the connection of or between (something, such as a plug and a socket)
noun
a lack of a connection; disconnection
a disconnect between political discourse and the public
Other Word Forms
- disconnection noun
- disconnective adjective
- disconnecter noun
- disconnectiveness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of disconnect1
Example Sentences
“It means the feeling of being disconnected from the world … feeling like you’re not built to keep up with the world around you,” he explains.
“Prices have completely disconnected from marginal production costs.”
“While we recognize that Salesforce’s pace of platform innovation has been accelerating over the last year, there seems to still be a disconnect between customer experiences and management’s commentary,” Luria wrote in a research note.
“But it’s almost like the last chance to use something that people had before all the technology took over and we became kind of disconnected.”
"It certainly has been exploding in Cape Town, particularly. People are lost and disconnected. Everybody's looking for a pill to fix everything, and there simply isn't a pill to fix everything".
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