disconnection

(noun)

noun

1. state of being disconnected

Similar word(s): disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture

Definition categories: state, separation

2. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy

Similar word(s): disconnect, gulf

Definition categories: attribute, disparity

3. the act of breaking a connection

Similar word(s): disjunction

Definition categories: act, separation

Sentences with disconnection as a noun:

- The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.

- A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.

- There was a hopeless disconnection between the weary, old teacher and the spirited, young students.