disconnection

About 0.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Severance of a physical connection.

   The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.

2. noun Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.

   A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.

3. noun Absence 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.

Similar words

disjunction disconnectedness disjuncture disconnect disengagement dissociation disassociation decoupling separation severance

Often followed by

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