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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
/ ˌɪəˈɛ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱DzˈԱپDz, noun
- ˌ徱DzˈԱپ, adjective
- ˌ徱DzˈԱٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 徱cDz·Աİ noun
- 徱cDz·Աt adjective
- 徱cDz·Աt·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of disconnect1
Example Sentences
“They had already lost so much and were disconnected so much, that this could be one thing that we control them not losing,” Rugh says.
Unfortunately I was so behind in studying and so disconnected from any possible chance of friendship that I ended up dropping out and enrolling at an entirely different university.
"The experience is one of complete disconnect from the pace and noise of modern life - and connection with music, nature and a sea of like-minded concert-goers," Mr Jones said.
There are unhappy and disconnected fans, players accused of giving up, and a manager in Ruud van Nistelrooy who, despite his pedigree as a player, has seen the Foxes get worse on his watch.
A series of seemingly disconnected stories featuring vivid characters cohere into a brilliant and fractured narrative.
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