noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
2. 2
   an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) wordnet
3. 3
   A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
4. 4
   A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.

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

5. 5
   The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.

Verb

1. 1
   To sever or interrupt a connection. transitive

   "My wi-fi got disconnected."

2. 2
   make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten wordnet
3. 3
   To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source. transitive
4. 4
   pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable wordnet
5. 5
   Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

detachdissociateabruptabstractalienatebreak off

Antonyms

All antonyms

connectadhereattachjoin

Example

More examples

"Disconnect the power cable from the modem, wait for approximately one minute, then reconnect the cable."

Etymology

From dis- + connect.

Related phrases

loop disconnect dialing

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.