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disconnect
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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).

discon·nection n.

disconnect
Verb
1. to undo or break the connection between (two things)
2. to stop the supply of (gas or electricity to a building)
Noun
a lack of connection: disconnection: a disconnect between political discourse and the public
disconnection n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disconnect - 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"
disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
Verb1.disconnectdisconnect - pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable; "unplug the hair dryer after using it"
undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
2.disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
decouple, uncouple - disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds"
detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

disconnect
verb 1. cut off,
Translations
disconnect [dɪskəˈnɛkt] vt (gen) → separar;
(ELEC etc) → desconectar [+ supply]; cortar (el suministro) a

disconnect [dɪskəˈnɛkt] vtdétacher;
(Elec, Radio) → débrancher;
(gas, water) → couper

disconnect [dɪskəˈnɛkt] vtabtrennen;
(Elec, Radio) → abstellen;
I've been disconnected (Tel) → das Gespräch ist unterbrochen worden;
(supply, connection) → man hat mir das Telefon/den Strom/das Gas etc abgestellt

disconnect [dɪskəˈnɛkt] vtsconnettere, staccare;
(ELEC, RADIO) → staccare [+ gas, water]; chiudere

disconnect
v disconnect [diskəˈnekt]
to separate; to break the connection (especially electrical) with Our phone has been disconnected. verbinding verbreek, staak يَقْطَع الإتصال، يَفْصِل разединявам odpojit adskille; afbryde; lukke for trennen αποσυνδέω desconectar ühendust katkestama جدا کردن؛ قطع کردن katkaista débrancher לְנָתֵק अलग करना raskinuti vezu, deaktivirati (minu) szétkapcsol memutus aftengja disconnettere 断ち切る 연락을 끊다, 차단하다 atjungti atšķirt; atvienot memutuskan ontkoppelen kople fra, (av)bryte, stenge av rozłączać desligar a deco­necta разъединять; отключать odpojiť odklopiti isključiti koppla ur, stänga av แยกออกจากกัน; ไม่ต่อกัน kesmek 斷開 роз'єднувати رابطہ منقطع کرنا ngắt
n disconˈnection [-ʃən]
ontkoppeling, los koppeling, skeiding فَصْل، قَطْع الأتِّصال разединяване odpojení afbrydelse; lukning die Trennung αποσύνδεση desconexión ühenduse katkestus قطع؛ جداسازی katkaisu désassemblage נִיתוּק असम्बद्धीकरण, वियोजन, असंगति prekid spoja, nesuvislost szétkapcsolás pemutusan aftenging sconnessione 切断 悲しみにくれた わびしく 차단, 분리 atjungimas atšķiršana; atvienojums pemutusan ontkoppeling ut-/frakopling, avstenging rozłączenie desligamento deconectare разъединение;отключение odpojenie odklop isključenje från-, urkoppling การตัดขาด kesilme, kesinti 斷開 роз'єднання; вимкнення بے تعلقی sự ngắt kết nối


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