disconnect

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/dɪskəˈnɛkt/
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/dɪskəˈnɛkt/ · /ˈdɪskənɛkt/

Definition of disconnect

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To sever or interrupt a connection.
    “My wi-fi got disconnected.”
    “Accordingly, Mitchell and his fireman, apparently without removing the engine from the up line, set to work and disconnected the motion on the defective side, after which Fireman Richardson, who probably had done the lion's share of the work, betook himself to the refreshment room and had a cup of coffee.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To sever or interrupt a connection.
    “My wi-fi got disconnected.”
    “Accordingly, Mitchell and his fireman, apparently without removing the engine from the up line, set to work and disconnected the motion on the defective side, after which Fireman Richardson, who probably had done the lion's share of the work, betook himself to the refreshment room and had a cup of coffee.”
  2. (transitive)To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
  3. (intransitive)Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.

noun

  1. A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
  2. A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
  3. A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.
    “There's a disconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on.”
    “Some of the disconnect between the economy’s problems and the solutions offered by Washington stem from the nature of the current political debate.”
    “"On top of this, many leading competitor attractions are hands-on, experimental, immersive, and tell a story. With a growing generational disconnect from our industrial past, is coming here for just a train ride any longer enough for people?”
  4. The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From dis- + connect.

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