disconnect
verb (used with object)
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach.
have disconnected
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present perfectof disconnect.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And along the way, they amassed staggering fortunes that have disconnected them from reality.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
The U.S. and other major countries have disconnected leading Russian financial institutions from SWIFT, the acronym for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
It could also discourage unsafe modifications — some electric vehicle owners prefer silence in motion and have disconnected pedestrian warning speakers, including owners of Nissan Leafs and some Teslas.
From The Verge ● Dec. 10, 2021
In an article in the Atlantic, and in a new book, Jean Twenge argues that smartphones and social media have disconnected teens from society.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2017
I must have disconnected the call by pushing so many buttons.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
