disconnection.
Severance of a physical connection.
Meaning & usage
Severance of a physical connection.
The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.
Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.
A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English disconnection From dis- + connection.
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