disconnect Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
    disconnection; gulf.
    • he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
    • there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
  2. verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
    unplug.
    • unplug the hair dryer after using it
  3. verb make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

WordNet


Dis`con*nect" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disconnected; present participle & verbal noun Disconnecting
Definitions
  1. To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.
    The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality. Burke.
    This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals. Walsh.

Webster 1913