DISCONNECTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of breaking a connection

Synonyms:

disconnection; disjunction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disconnection" is a kind of...):

separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)

Derivation:

disconnect (make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten)

Meaning:

An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

Example:

there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy

Synonyms:

disconnect; disconnection; gulf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("disconnection" is a kind of...):

disparity (inequality or difference in some respect)

Meaning:

State of being disconnected

Synonyms:

disconnectedness; disconnection; disjunction; disjuncture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("disconnection" is a kind of...):

separation (the state of lacking unity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disconnection"):

separability (the capability of being separated)

incoherence; incoherency (lack of cohesion or clarity or organization)