disconnect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (verb) IPA(key): /dɪskəˈnɛkt/
Audio (UK) (file) - (noun) IPA(key): /dɪskəˈnɛkt/, /ˈdɪskənɛkt/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: dis‧con‧nect
- Rhymes: -ɛkt
Verb[edit]
disconnect (third-person singular simple present disconnects, present participle disconnecting, simple past and past participle disconnected)
- (transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
- My wi-fi got disconnected.
- (transitive) To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
- (intransitive) Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.
Translations[edit]
to sever or interrupt a connection
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to remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source
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to become detached or withdrawn
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Noun[edit]
disconnect (plural disconnects)
- A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
- A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
- 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, New York Times[1]:
- Some of the disconnect between the economy’s problems and the solutions offered by Washington stem from the nature of the current political debate.
- (Scientology) The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (switch): disconnector
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
break in an existing connection
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switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit — see disconnector
lack of connection or accord — see mismatch
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