disconnection
NounUS[dis-kuh-nek-shuhn]/ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- state of being disconnectedSynonyms: disjunctiondisjuncturedisconnectednessType of separationKinds incoherence, separability
- 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
- 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