disconnection

American  

[dis-kuh-nek-shuhn] / ˌdɪs kəˈnɛk ʃən /

British, disconnexion

noun

disconnections plural

1. the act of disconnecting.

2. the state of being disconnected; lack of connection.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• disconnections
  plural

Etymology

Origin of disconnection

First recorded in 1725–35; dis- ¹ + connection

Explanation

When you're detached or have lost your link to something (or someone), that's disconnection. If you live in Alaska and your family lives in Florida, you may feel a sense of disconnection. There's emotional disconnection, when you're separated from people you care about, and there's also the disconnection that occurs when a cord is unplugged or a source of energy or information is broken. This kind of disconnection happens when you lose your internet connection or your game console isn't plugged into the TV. Disconnection adds the "not" prefix dis- to connection, which comes from the Latin connexionem, "a joining together."

Example Sentences

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The World Health Organization describes social disconnection as a global health challenge, affecting roughly 1 in 6 people worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Back then, nobody could conceive of humankind being connected by machines that also facilitated our disconnection from each other.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

That sense of disconnection sits at the heart of a new adaptation of Enid Blyton's beloved The Magic Faraway Tree.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Some parts of Havana began to have electricity again, a day after the energy ministry reported a "total disconnection" of the national electric system in the country of nearly 10 million people.

From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026

We learned various warning signals of youthful disconnection and disturbances.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

From the beginning, Herrera has infused her practice with the mission of finding the connection and disconnections between L.A. and Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

This model was designed with the same priorities as the previous models, with the added ingredient of design constraints, and prioritizing physically viable frames, for instance, with no disconnections or overlapping bars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023

The firm's cable unit saw more than 5,000 net RGU disconnections in the quarter due to churn from expiring promotions and April price increases, Televisa said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2023

His lawsuit asserts that he experienced thousands of disconnections from the online platforms, often when he had a winning hand that was then wiped out.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

Tako stood before us; he reached to the operating mechanisms under the dial-face at our belts, making some disconnections which we did not understand.

From The White Invaders by Cummings, Ray