disconnect

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To sever or interrupt a connection.

   My wi-fi got disconnected.

2. 2
   noun

   A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.

   There's a disconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on.

3. 3
   noun

   an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

4. 4
   verb

   make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

5. 5
   verb

   pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

6. 6
   verb

   To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.

7. 7
   verb

   Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.

8. 8
   noun

   A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.

Etymology

From dis- + connect.