disconnect

verb

dis·con·nect | \ ˌdis-kə-ˈnekt

disconnected; disconnecting; disconnects

Definition of disconnect

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to sever the connection of or between

2 : dissociate sense 1 are disconnected from meaningful relationships

intransitive verb

1 : to terminate a connection

2 : to become detached or withdrawn disconnects into dark moods

disconnect

noun

Definition of disconnect (Entry 2 of 2)

: a lack of or a break in connection, consistency, or agreement a huge disconnect … between the nation's capital and the rest of the country— R. J. Samuelson

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Examples of disconnect in a Sentence

Verb

The hose and faucet had been disconnected. Disconnect the old printer and connect the new one. The alarm system had been disconnected. Before starting, be sure to disconnect the power supply. Our landlord threatened to disconnect our electricity. We were talking on the phone but suddenly we got disconnected.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Trailer Theft Alert An industry-first, the Trailer Theft Alert can activate the truck’s lights and horn if the harness of the trailer attached to the truck is disconnected. — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, "The Chevy Silverado's New Towing Tech Makes Attaching a Trailer a Breeze," 20 Sep. 2018 The report also advises that the phone line connected to an all-in-one type machine should be disconnected if a user or organization does not use the fax functions. — Miranda Moore, The Seattle Times, "What you need to do if your fax machine or all-in-one printer is vulnerable to hackers," 14 Aug. 2018 That added about 30 seconds before each reached a dispatcher — if the call wasn't disconnected. — NBC News, "Parkland shooting investigation finds radio issues delayed police response," 12 July 2018 After being disconnected, the emergency call-taker tried to call Plush back but got his voicemail. — Alix Langone, Time, "Teen Who Suffocated in Minivan Seat Used Siri to Call 911 Twice. But Police Couldn't Find Him," 12 Apr. 2018 The ad comes courtesy of the Asian American Small Business Political Action Committee, one of scores of campaign organizations that by law must be disconnected from candidates who may benefit from their spending. — Dan Morain, San Francisco Chronicle, "How Newsom backers helped pay for an anti-Newsom ad," 18 Mar. 2018 The architecture has quite a bit of flexibility: qubits can be connected and disconnected from each other, meaning that operations on one qubit don’t add noise to the disconnected qubits. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Qubits kept together by shouting at them with microwaves," 5 Oct. 2018 That was the second incident involving a primate since February 2016, when a researcher failed to notice that a water hose was disconnected on a cage. — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, "UC Berkeley researchers’ errors resulted in deaths of 22 lab animals," 16 May 2018 The phone has been disconnected, and Yelp also confirms the breakfast spot’s closure. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "El Santo Taqueria brings LA-style tacos and salads to Albany Park, plus other restaurant news," 23 Apr. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

This disconnect between expectation and reality can be seriously demotivating. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "13 Mental Strategies to Help You Stick With Your New Exercise Routine," 4 Jan. 2019 In great disconnect on Dolphins' expectations, these factors will tell us who's right A boring OTA practice? — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, "Who's been the fastest Dolphin receiver so far at OTAs? The answer might surprise you," 31 May 2018 Melania has been called out before about the disconnect between her anti-bullying campaign and the actions of her husband and other members of the Trump family. — Emily Wang, Teen Vogue, "Melania Trump Addressed a Cyberbullying Summit Without Mentioning Donald Trump's Twitter Habits," 20 Aug. 2018 This kind of disconnect shouldn’t come as a surprise. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar racing with its new aero kits is 'awesome,' or perhaps 'bland'," 9 July 2018 Yet, considering Japan’s rich culture and centuries of tradition, perhaps some of the disconnect felt by those who frequent the European design fairs can be chalked up to cultural difference. — Sarah Hucal, Curbed, "Designart Tokyo, in second-annual event, shows promise," 27 Nov. 2018 The disconnect on autonomous cars was not only the fault of the auto industry. — Lawrence D. Burns, WSJ, "Late to the Driverless Revolution," 17 Aug. 2018 Increasing the burden for the non-believers is the sheer amount of disconnect that can potentially be felt. — Charlie Theel, Ars Technica, "The Mind: Most polarizing card game of the year?," 4 Aug. 2018 And there’s often a disconnect between the word people and the engineers. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "The tech industry needs to reckon with the dark side of advertising, WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg says," 2 Aug. 2018

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