Definition of disconnect noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A lack of connection; a disparity: "There is a cosmic disconnect between what the voters want and what the party of the corporate interests can give them" (Bob Herbert).
We were disconnected. v.i. to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone; hang up: State your business and disconnect. to withdraw into one's private world: When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects. n. an act or instance of disconnecting, esp. the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of ...
disconnect (third-person singular simple present disconnects, present participle disconnecting, simple past and past participle disconnected) (transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
When you disconnect something, you detach or separate it from something else. If you work plowing driveways during the winter, you need to disconnect the plow from your truck in the spring.
To disconnect generally means to detach, sever, remove, or discontinue a connection or link between two things. This could apply to physical objects, relationships, communications, electronic devices, utilities, and more.
A lack of connection; a disparity: "There is a cosmic disconnect between what the voters want and what the party of the corporate interests can give them" (Bob Herbert).