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.