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

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

For leaders interested in shaping the future, providing a pathway to reconnection is the key. —Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025

The reconnection with the Busby past was unmissable. —Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025

Magnetic reconnection — when magnetic field lines converge, break apart and reconnect in an explosive physical process — is responsible for powerful solar events, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 June 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