verb
disconnect
dihs-kuh-NEHKT
verb
1
To break a connection between two things, such as a cable or a phone call.
"Please disconnect the cable before moving the printer."
"The call disconnected right as she was about to explain."
noun
1
A gap or mismatch between two things that should line up.
"There's a real disconnect between what managers promise and what employees experience."
How to Use Disconnect
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo break a link (verb), or a mismatch/gap between two things (noun).
Common pairings
disconnect from
a disconnect between
disconnect the power
Word Forms
disconnected past tense, disconnects plural, disconnects singular
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Etymology
Built from dis- plus connect, ultimately from Latin connectere, "to bind together."