Verb: disconnect ,dis-ku'nekt
- Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
"He disconnected the faulty appliance from the power source"
- Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
"disconnect the hair dryer after using it";
- unplug
- An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
"there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy";
- gulf, disconnection, disconnexion [Brit]
Derived forms: disconnecting, disconnected, disconnects
Type of: disparity, disunite, divide, part, separate, undo
Encyclopedia: Disconnect