disconnect

verb dis·con·nect \ ˌdis-kə-ˈnekt \

|Updated on: 20 Aug 2018

Examples: disconnect in a Sentence

Definition of disconnect

transitive verb

1 : to sever the connection of or between

2 : dissociate 1

are disconnected from meaningful relationships

intransitive verb

1 : to terminate a connection

2 : to become detached or withdrawn

disconnects into dark moods

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disconnection

play \-ˈnek-shən\ noun

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Examples of disconnect in a Sentence

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 of disconnect from the Web

In a field where disconnect abounds, its annual workshop is a chance for academics to brush shoulders with emergency management officials, sociologists, engineers, rescuers and those involved in longer-term recovery.

— jason pohl, azcentral, "Fires, floods, hurricanes: Disaster experts weigh ‘new normal’," 14 July 2018
Forcibly removed from their homes and disconnected from their families, they were educated only in English, forbidden to speak their native language, and converted to Christianity.

— rory taylor, Teen Vogue, "The Current Border Crisis Feels All Too Familiar for Indigenous Peoples in the United States," 12 July 2018
The lake was mostly disconnected from the coasts before development, spilling water during the rainy season over a lower bottom lip which flowed south through marshes and into the Everglades.

— jenny staletovich, miamiherald, "Massive and toxic algae bloom threatens Florida coasts with another lost summer," 29 June 2018
Winter rains cracked a bridge on the northern reaches, disconnecting Big Sur from San Francisco, before a landslide in the spring further south left it entirely cut off.

— mark ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Places to Visit in August," 27 June 2018
Still, according to CNBC’s sources, Amazon sees a bit of a disconnect it’s trying to solve.

— don reisinger, Fortune, "Amazon Is Prepping These Whole Foods Discounts for Prime Members," 2 May 2018
After losing his starting job and knowing the team had tried to trade him, Randle felt disconnected from the organization.

— tania ganguli, latimes.com, "Lakers! With or without superstar additions, the Lakers are poised to become a playoff team next year," 19 Apr. 2018
In an early sign of the challenge, Utah Republican Party Chairman Rob Anderson sharply criticized the two-time presidential contender Wednesday as a political interloper who is disconnected from the state and a potential headache for Trump.

— robert costa, Houston Chronicle, "Mitt Romney to announce bid for U.S. Senate run in Utah," 14 Feb. 2018
Though once an aid for agriculture and navigation, astronomy—the study of the heavens above—is now often seen as disconnected from life on Earth, an academic pastime with scant value for human beings.

— andrea gawrylewski, Scientific American, "The True Point of Searching for Alien Life; the Misuse of Genetics and Other New Science Books," 3 July 2018

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First Known Use of disconnect

1770

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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disconnect Synonyms

disconnect

noun

Definition of disconnect

: 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

Recent Examples of disconnect from the Web

As the numbers show, there is a stark disconnect between Trump’s border rhetoric and the reality of border life in cities like Brownsville.

— BostonGlobe.com, "On Texas border, despite what Trump says, some see no crisis," 23 June 2018
As the numbers show, there is a stark disconnect between Mr. Trump’s border rhetoric and the reality of life in border cities like Brownsville.

— New York Times, "Is the Border in Crisis? ‘We’re Doing Fine, Quite Frankly,’ a Border City Mayor Says," 23 June 2018
Where was the disconnect where Kidd maybe wasn’t hearing certain people enough?

— matt velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Q&A with Bucks general manager Jon Horst on the Jason Kidd firing and what's next," 27 Jan. 2018
There is a huge disconnect from the human collateral in this overly hostile and aggressive political climate.

— david miliband, Town & Country, "Cate Blanchett Sounds an Alarm About the Global Refugee Crisis," 8 May 2017
As the numbers show, there is a stark disconnect between Trump's border rhetoric and the reality of life in border cities like Brownsville.

— author: manny fernandez, linda qiu, Anchorage Daily News, "Backed up by data, a border city asks Trump: What border crisis?," 24 June 2018
The disconnect is as much cultural as anything else.

— griff witte, Washington Post, "Merkel and Trump agree the ailing German military needs a boost. Why isn’t it happening?," 21 June 2018
But the disconnect between global discord and American prosperity may be fragile.

— greg ip, WSJ, "U.S. Turns From Uniter to Disrupter on Global Stage," 20 June 2018
Royce Winters, director of the archdiocese's Office for African American Pastoral Ministries, sees how the disconnect between doctrine and practice is troubling for black Catholics.

— mark curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "'Racism is a pro-life issue': The Catholic Church's latest response to racism in America," 3 June 2018

First Known Use of disconnect

1982

in the meaning defined above

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DISCONNECT Defined for English Language Learners

disconnect

verb

Definition of disconnect for English Language Learners

: to separate (something) from something else : to break a connection between two or more things
: to stop or end the supply of electricity, water, gas, etc., to (something, such as a piece of electronic equipment)
: to stop or end the supply of (electricity, water, gas, etc.)