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DISCONNECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of breaking a connection
Synonyms:
disconnection; disjunction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disconnection" is a kind of...):
separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Derivation:
disconnect (make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten)
Sense 2
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 ("disconnection" is a kind of...):
disparity (inequality or difference in some respect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
State of being disconnected
Synonyms:
disconnectedness; disconnection; disjunction; disjuncture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disconnection" is a kind of...):
separation (the state of lacking unity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disconnection"):
separability (the capability of being separated)
incoherence; incoherency (lack of cohesion or clarity or organization)
