disconnection

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Severance of a physical connection.
2. (countable, uncountable) Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.
3. (countable, uncountable) Absence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.

Synonyms

disjunction

detachment

disunion

disconnect

separation

disconnectedness

interruption

break

parting

cutting off

severance

severing

disjuncture

gulf

off

open

dissociation

interrupt

disjoining

interception

intermission

isolation

knock down

opening

pause

recess

resegregation

respite

rupture

secession

section

segregation

shutdown

stopping

striping

switching off

switch off

throw

throw-off

turn off

turn-off

uncoupling

vacation

free oneself

breaking off relations

abortion

amputation

insulation

broken circuit

interruption of circuit

Translations

Trennung

desconnexió

αποσύνδεση

desconexión

disjunção

Ausschaltung

διακοπή

disjonction

separazione

disjunció

interruption

disgiunzione

sconnessione

Leitungsunterbrechung

Abbruch einer Beziehung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɪs.kəˈnɛk.ʃən/

Etymology

From dis- + connection.