Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To sever or interrupt the connection of or between.
- intransitive verb Electricity To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.
- intransitive verb To sever or interrupt a connection.
- noun A lack of connection; a disparity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sever or interrupt the connection of; break the connection of or between; disunite; disjoin: as, to
disconnect a locomotive from a train; to disconnect church and state. - To disjoin the parts of; deprive of connection or coherence; separate into parts; dissociate: as, to
disconnect an engine by detaching the connecting-rod.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
break orinterruption in an existingconnection ,continuum , orprocess ;disconnection . - noun A
switch used to isolate a portion of anelectrical circuit . - noun A lack of connection or accord; a
mismatch . - noun Scientology The deliberate
severing ofties withfamily ,friends , etc. consideredantagonistic towardsScientology . - verb transitive To
sever orinterrupt aconnection . - verb intransitive To become
detached orwithdrawn . - verb transitive To remove the connection between an
appliance and anelectrical power source .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
- verb make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The latest evidence for this disconnect is the headlines about Barack Obama signing a "new deal" with his publisher, Crown, shortly before taking office.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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The latest evidence for this disconnect is the headlines about Barack Obama signing a "new deal" with his publisher, Crown, shortly before taking office.
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Bill Maher laid into the tea party movement and the American people for what he described as their disconnect from the reality of the nation's finances.
Bill Maher Blasts Tea Baggers For Ignoring Defense Spending (VIDEO) T.J. Ortenzi 2010
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Bill Maher laid into the tea party movement and the American people for what he described as their disconnect from the reality of the nation's ...
Bill Maher Blasts Tea Baggers For Ignoring Defense Spending (VIDEO) T.J. Ortenzi 2010
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Bill Maher laid into the tea party movement and the American people for what he described as their disconnect from the reality of the nation's finances.
Bill Maher Blasts Tea Baggers For Ignoring Defense Spending (VIDEO) 2010
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Bill Maher laid into the tea party movement and the American people for what he described as their disconnect from the reality of the nation's finances.
Bill Maher Blasts Tea Baggers For Ignoring Defense Spending (VIDEO) 2010
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The purpose, says Ryan Davis, the director, is to point out what he calls the disconnect between what Giuliani has stood for in the past and what he is saying on the campaign trail.
Archive 2007-08-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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The first reason for the disconnect is simply that the economic status quo is a lot less ugly for those at the top than for other Americans: Since the late 1970s, while middle-class incomes have grown only modestly, the incomes of the very richest Americans have skyrocketed.
Wall Street's attacks could turn President Obama into a true populist Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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Then again, that disconnect is what makes Bob Saget's act so devastatingly funny, even if a part of us still impulsively wants to reach for the earmuffs.
Getting Up Guide: Story/Stereo, Bob Saget, 'Titus Andronicus' Alex Baldinger 2010
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And he is so incredibly disconnect from the average person that he sounds like,,, as I said before …. .wait for it … a complete and total IDIOT!
Sen Ben Nelson (D, NE): ‘I know about holograms.’ | RedState 2010
lorilori commented on the word disconnect
I particularly hate when this word is used as a noun: "..the disconnect between..."
January 2, 2007
crispin commented on the word disconnect
yes and it's frigging everywhere, from newspaper articles to idiot politicians.
January 3, 2007
seanahan commented on the word disconnect
I disconnect the act
I disconnect the dots
I disconnect the me in me
January 3, 2007