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DISCONNECT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

Example:

there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy

Synonyms:

disconnect; disconnection; gulf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("disconnect" is a kind of...):

disparity (inequality or difference in some respect)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "disconnect" is one way to...):

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disconnect"):

decouple; uncouple (disconnect or separate)

detach (cause to become detached or separated; take off)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

connect (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)

Derivation:

disconnection (the act of breaking a connection)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

Example:

unplug the hair dryer after using it

Synonyms:

disconnect; unplug

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "disconnect" is one way to...):

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Sentence frames:

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