disconnect

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ connect

Pronunciation

• (verb) (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪskəˈnɛkt/
• (noun) (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪskənɛkt/
• Hyphenation: dis‧con‧nect
• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Noun

disconnect (plural disconnects)

1. A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
2. A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
3. A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.

   There's a disconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on.

   • 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):

     Some of the disconnect between the economy’s problems and the solutions offered by Washington stem from the nature of the current political debate.

4. (Scientology) The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.

Synonyms

• (switch): disconnector

Antonyms

• connect

Translations

break in an existing connection

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斷開 (zh), 断开 (duànkāi)

• Finnish: katkos, katkaisu
• French: déconnecter (fr)
• German: abklemmen (de), unterbrechen (de), ausschalten (de)
• Greek: αποσύνδεση (el) f (aposýndesi)

• Japanese: 切る (ja) (きる, kiru), 切断する (せつだんする, setsudan suru)
• Russian: разъединять (ru) impf (razʺjedinjátʹ), разъединить (ru) pf (razʺjedinítʹ), отсоединять impf (otsojedinjátʹ), отсоединить (ru) pf (otsojedinítʹ), отключать (ru) impf (otključátʹ), отключить (ru) pf (otključítʹ)

switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit — see disconnector

lack of connection or accord — see mismatch

scientology: deliberate severing of ties with family and friends

• Finnish: siteiden katkaisu

Usage notes

• Some object to the use of disconnect to mean “disconnection” or “a break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process”, noting the lack of a corresponding sense of connect.

Verb

disconnect (third-person singular simple present disconnects, present participle disconnecting, simple past and past participle disconnected)

1. (transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
2. (intransitive) Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.
3. (transitive) To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.

Translations

to sever or interrupt a connection

• Armenian: անջատել (anǰatel)
• Bulgarian: разединявам (bg) (razedinjavam), разделям (bg) (razdeljam), прекъсвам (bg) (prekǎsvam)
• Czech: odpojit

• Finnish: katkaista (fi), katkaista yhteys, kytkeä irti
• Greek: αποσυνδέω (el) (aposyndéo)
• Hebrew: ניתק (niték)

to become detached or withdrawn

• Finnish: eristäytyä, vetäytyä kuoreensa

• Greek: αποκόβομαι (el) (apokóvomai), αποσύρομαι (el) (aposýromai)

to remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source

• Armenian: անջատել (anǰatel)
• Bulgarian: откачам (bg) (otkačam), прекъсвам (bg) (prekǎsvam)
• Finnish: kytkeä irti, katkaista virta

• Greek: αποσυνδέω (el) (aposyndéo), κλείνω (el) (kleíno)
• Persian: دیسکانکت شدن، دیسکانکت کردن