Disconnection

dis·con·nect  (dsk-nkt)

v. dis·con·nect·ed, dis·con·nect·ing, dis·con·nects

v.tr.

1. To sever or interrupt the connection of or between: disconnected the hose.

2. Electricity To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.

v.intr.

To sever or interrupt a connection.

n. (dsk-nkt)

A lack of connection; a disparity: "There is a cosmic disconnect between what the voters want and what the party of the corporate interests can give them" Bob Herbert.

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discon·nection n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disconnection - state of being disconnected disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture separation - the state of lacking unity separability - the capability of being separated incoherence, incoherency - lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
	2.	disconnection - an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" disconnect, gulf disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
	3.	disconnection - the act of breaking a connection disjunction separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting