disconnection | ||
1. | [ noun ] state of being disconnected | |
Synonyms: | disjuncture disconnectedness disjunction | |
Related terms: | connection separation separability incoherence disjoin | |
2. | [ noun ] an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | |
Synonyms: | gulf disconnect | |
Examples: | "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends" "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" |
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Related terms: | disparity | |
3. | [ noun ] the act of breaking a connection | |
Synonyms: | disjunction | |
Related terms: | separation disjoin | |
Similar spelling: |
disconnect disconnected disconcertion disconnectedness disconcerting dishonesty disconcert disconcertment dishonestly disconcertingly |