reconnection

noun

re·​con·​nec·​tion (ˌ)rē-kə-ˈnek-shən 

plural reconnections

: the act or result of restoring a connection : the state of being reconnected

Your best bet is to arrange a utility transfer as far ahead as possible to avoid any disruption in service and the dreaded and totally avoidable reconnection fee.

—Leslie Sargent Eskildsen

His reconnection with lost family members … made him aware for the first time not only of his clan's fate in the People's Republic, but also of the distinguished part it had played during the dynastic period as well.

—Orville Schell

Examples of reconnection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The findings demonstrated that the scaffold not only supported cell survival but also enabled reconnection across a severe injury. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025

According to the team, modern data from magnetic reconnection studies—a process where magnetic energy is explosively converted to heat and kinetic energy—were key to the discovery. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

That creates ideal conditions for a reconnection between the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

June 2025 Six of Cups: June brings memories, nostalgia, and the sweet ache of reconnection, Libra. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconnection

• circumspection
• disaffection
• disconnection
• disinfection
• dorsiflexion
• imperfection
• indirection
• insurrection
• intellection
• interjection
• intersection
• introjection