disconnect
/dɪskəˈnɛkt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
noun
A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
noun
A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.
noun
The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.
Example Sentences
- "My wi-fi got disconnected."
- "Accordingly, Mitchell and his fireman, apparently without removing the engine from the up line, set to work and disconnected the motion on the defective side, after which Fireman Richardson, who probably had done the lion's share of the work, betook himself to the refreshment room and had a cup of coffee."
- "There's a disconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on."
- "Some of the disconnect between the economy’s problems and the solutions offered by Washington stem from the nature of the current political debate."
- ""On top of this, many leading competitor attractions are hands-on, experimental, immersive, and tell a story. With a growing generational disconnect from our industrial past, is coming here for just a train ride any longer enough for people?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English disconnect From dis- + connect.