disconnection

UK: /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃ^ən/ US: /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/ ,(dis′kə nek′shən)

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dis•con•nec•tion  (dis′kə nek′shən), n. 

1. the act of disconnecting.
2. the state of being disconnected;
   lack of connection.

Also,[Brit.,] dis′con•nex′ion. 

• dis-¹ + connection 1725–35

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dis•con•nect /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/   v. 

1. to interrupt the connection of (something) or between (two things):
   [~ + object] The electricity company disconnected his house. I was talking on the phone and suddenly got disconnected.
2. to detach; separate:
   [~ + object + from + object] Disconnect the power source from the computer before opening the back.

dis•con•nec•tion /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] disconnection from reality.

[countable] another disconnection before I could talk.

[uncountable] See -nec-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dis•con•nect  (dis′kə nekt′), v.t. 

1. to sever or interrupt the connection of or between;
   detach:
   They disconnected the telephone. We were disconnected.

v.i. 

2. to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone;
   hang up:
   State your business and disconnect.
3. to withdraw into one's private world:
   When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects.

n. 

4. an act or instance of disconnecting, esp. the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges.

• dis-¹ + connect 1760–70

dis′con•nect′er, n. 
dis′con•nec′tive, adj. 
dis′con•nec′tive•ness, n.