disconnection

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/ UK /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of breaking a connection or the state of being disconnected

A brief disconnection of the cable cut the broadcast mid-sentence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of breaking a... separation severance detachment disjunction break disengagement

Opposites

connection union attachmentlinkage

Word family

Related forms disconnect connect disconnected connection

Etymology

From disconnect plus -ion; disconnect is from dis- ('reversal') plus connect, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from com- ('together') plus nectere ('to bind').

dis- Latin connectere Latin nectere Latin *gned- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disconnection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of breaking a connection or the state of being disconnected

## Examples
- A brief disconnection of the cable cut the broadcast mid-sentence.

## Synonyms
- separation
- severance
- detachment
- disjunction
- break
- disengagement

## Antonyms
- connection
- union
- attachment
- linkage

## Related Forms
- disconnect
- connect
- disconnected
- connection

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: connectere
- Root: nectere
- Root: *gned-

## Etymology
From disconnect plus -ion; disconnect is from dis- ('reversal') plus connect, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from com- ('together') plus nectere ('to bind').

## AI Etymology
Disconnection comes from disconnect plus -ion; disconnect is from dis- ('reversal') plus connect, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from com- ('together') plus nectere ('to bind'). The etymological trail includes Latin dis-, Latin connectere, Latin nectere, and Proto-Indo-European *gned-. As a noun, disconnection names the act of breaking a connection or the state of being disconnected. The same family is visible in related forms such as disconnect, connect, disconnected, and connection.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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