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Webster 1913 Edition
Disconnection
Disˊcon-nec′tion
,Noun.
The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.
Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members but weakness,
disconnection
, and confusion. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disconnection
DISCONNECTION
,Noun.
Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members, but weakness, disconnection and confusion.
Definition 2024
disconnection
disconnection
English
Alternative forms
- disconnexion (dated)
Noun
disconnection (plural disconnections)
- Severance of a physical connection.
- The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.
- Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.
- A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.
- Absence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.
- There was a hopeless disconnection between the weary, old teacher and the spirited, young students.
Synonyms
- disconnect (noun)
Translations
to have no connections
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References
- “disconnection” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.