disconnect
pronunciation
How to pronounce disconnect in British English:
UK [ˌdɪskəˈnekt]
How to pronounce disconnect in American English:
US [ˌdɪskəˈnekt]
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- Noun:
- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
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- Verb:
- of electrical appliances
- make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
Word Origin
- disconnect (v.)
- 1770; see dis- + connect. Perhaps a back-formation from disconnection. Related: Disconnected; disconnecting.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Every night when we sleep , we disconnect from our conscious tip of the iceberg .
- 2. You have the option to disconnect particular computers that are connected to your router .
- 3. But with the focus now on economic recovery , despite monday 's global stock-market selloff , a disconnect is developing .
- 4. So it may be more sensible to disconnect some of the pieces than to join too many together .
- 5. Victor blackwell joins us now with the tale of two talents : one about a driver , one about somebody who is hoping that one day , phones and driving will disconnect .