disconnect
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- 15
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
/dɪskəˈnɛkt/
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/dɪskəˈnɛkt/ · /ˈdɪskənɛkt/
Definition of disconnect
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(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
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(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.”
- (transitive)To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
- (intransitive)Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.
noun
- A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
- A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
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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?”
- The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From dis- + connect.
Words you can make from disconnect
200+ playable · top: OCCIDENTS (14 pts)
Best play occidents 14 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
30 words- CODICES 12 pts
- DECOCTS 12 pts
- DOCETIC 12 pts
- SCONCED 12 pts
- CONCEIT 11 pts
- CONCENT 11 pts
- CONCISE 11 pts
- CONNECT 11 pts
- CESTOID 10 pts
- CODEINS 10 pts
- COEDITS 10 pts
- CONTEND 10 pts
- CTENOID 10 pts
- DEONTIC 10 pts
- DOCENTS 10 pts
- NOTICED 10 pts
- SECONDI 10 pts
- CONINES 9 pts
- CONSENT 9 pts
- INCENTS 9 pts
- NEONICS 9 pts
- NOTICES 9 pts
- SECTION 9 pts
- DENTINS 8 pts
- INDENTS 8 pts
- INTENDS 8 pts
- INTONED 8 pts
- TENDONS 8 pts
- INTONES 7 pts
- TENSION 7 pts
6-letter words
62 words- CODECS 11 pts
- DECOCT 11 pts
- SICCED 11 pts
- TICCED 11 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- SCENIC 10 pts
- SCONCE 10 pts
- CISTED 9 pts
- CODEIN 9 pts
- CODENS 9 pts
- COEDIT 9 pts
- COINED 9 pts
- CONNED 9 pts
- COSIED 9 pts
- COSTED 9 pts
- DICOTS 9 pts
- DOCENT 9 pts
- EDICTS 9 pts
- SECOND 9 pts
- CENTOS 8 pts
- CESTOI 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CONINE 8 pts
- CONINS 8 pts
- CONTES 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- ICONES 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- NEONIC 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- NOCENT 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NONCES 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- OSCINE 8 pts
- TOCSIN 8 pts
- TONICS 8 pts
- DENTIN 7 pts
- DONSIE 7 pts
- IDENTS 7 pts
- INDENT 7 pts
- INTEND 7 pts
- NOISED 7 pts
- ONSIDE 7 pts
- SINNED 7 pts
- STONED 7 pts
- TEINDS 7 pts
- TENDON 7 pts
- TINNED 7 pts
- TODIES 7 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- NITONS 6 pts
- NONETS 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- SONNET 6 pts
- TENNIS 6 pts
- TENNOS 6 pts
- TENONS 6 pts
- TONNES 6 pts
5-letter words
100 words- CODEC 10 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- CONIC 9 pts
- COSEC 9 pts
- SECCO 9 pts
- CEDIS 8 pts
- CITED 8 pts
- CODEN 8 pts
- CODES 8 pts
- COEDS 8 pts
- CONED 8 pts
- COTED 8 pts
- DECOS 8 pts
- DICES 8 pts
- DICOT 8 pts
- DISCO 8 pts
- EDICT 8 pts
- SCEND 8 pts
- SODIC 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CONNS 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- ESCOT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- NONCE 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SONIC 7 pts
- STOIC 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- DEIST 6 pts
- DENTS 6 pts
- DIETS 6 pts
- DINES 6 pts
- DINOS 6 pts
- DINTS 6 pts
- DITES 6 pts
- DOEST 6 pts
- DOITS 6 pts
- DONNE 6 pts
- DOTES 6 pts
- EDITS 6 pts
- EIDOS 6 pts
- IDENT 6 pts
- INNED 6 pts
- NIDES 6 pts
- NODES 6 pts
- NOSED 6 pts
- NOTED 6 pts
- ODIST 6 pts
- SITED 6 pts
- SNIDE 6 pts
- SONDE 6 pts
- STIED 6 pts
- TEIND 6 pts
- TENDS 6 pts
- TIDES 6 pts
- TINED 6 pts
- TONDI 6 pts
- TONED 6 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NEONS 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NONES 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- NONIS 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENNO 5 pts
- TENON 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TONNE 5 pts
4-letter words
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