Noun: disconnection ,dis-ku'nek-shun
- The act of breaking a connection
"The disconnection of the power supply caused a citywide blackout";
- disjunction, disconnexion [Brit]
- State of being disconnected
"There was a clear disconnection between the company's values and its actions";
- disjunction, disjuncture, disconnectedness, disconnexion [Brit]
- An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
"he felt a disconnection between himself and his former friends";
- gulf, disconnect, disconnexion [Brit]
Derived forms: disconnections
Type of: disparity, separation
Encyclopedia: Disconnection