Meanings
plural disconnections · alternative dated disconnexion · alternative dysconnection
- countableuncountableSeverance of a physical connection.
The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.
- countableuncountableUnexpected termination of a telephone connection.
A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.
- countableuncountableAbsence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.
There was a hopeless disconnection between the weary, old teacher and the spirited, young students.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinnectō
- Latincōnectō
- Latincōnexiō
- Latinconnexionem
- Middle Englishconnexioun
- Englishconnection
- Englishdisconnection
From dis- + connection.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Unterbrechung
- Unterbrechungto have no connections
Japanese 断絶
- 断絶 (danzetsu)to have no connections
Spanish desconexión
- desconexiónto have no connections
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with disconnection
Cite this entry
disconnection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disconnection
“disconnection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disconnection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disconnection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disconnection.
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