disconnect

dis-con-nect · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To break the connection of or between; to detach.

  2. 2.

    To end a telephone connection.

  3. 3.

    To become detached or separated.

  4. 4.

    A lack of understanding or connection between people or ideas.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Disconnect from reality — To lose touch with what is real.
  • •
    Total disconnect — A complete lack of understanding or agreement.

Related words

Antonyms: attach, connect, join, link
See also: connect, connection, disconnected
Synonyms: detach, separate, sever, unplug

Etymology

From Latin prefix dis- ("apart, away") + connectere ("to join together"), from com- ("together") + nectere ("to bind"). First used in English in the late 18th century.