disconnection

Noun
US[dis-kuh-nek-shuhn]/ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. state of being disconnectedSynonyms: disjunctiondisjuncturedisconnectednessType of separationKinds incoherence, separability
  2. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)“he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends”“there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy”Synonyms: gulfdisconnectType of disparity
  3. the act of breaking a connectionSynonyms: disjunctionType of separation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dis′con·nec′tion noun

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members but weakness, disconnection, and confusion.— Edmund Burke

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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