disconnection
Collocations
3ADJ.
hopeless, psychological, sudden, weary
DISCONNECTION + NOUN
legacy
PREP.
between, off
Definitions
noun
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of breaking a connection
noun — an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understandin
noun — state of being disconnected
- disjunction
- disjuncture
- disconnectedness
Antonyms
- connection
- link
- connectedness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.
WiktionaryA sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.
WiktionaryThere was a hopeless disconnection between the weary, old teacher and the spirited, young students.
WiktionaryCalled Displaced, the project, he says, is an exploration of psychological disconnection and the legacy of the Khmer Rouge.
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