English noun: disconnect | |||
1. | disconnect (attribute) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | ||
Samples | He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends. There is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy. | ||
Synonyms | disconnection, gulf | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disparity | ||
English verb: disconnect | |||
1. | disconnect (contact) pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable | ||
Samples | Unplug the hair dryer after using it. | ||
Synonyms | unplug | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | undo | ||
Antonyms | plug in, plug into, connect | ||
2. | disconnect (contact) make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disunite, divide, part, separate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | decouple, detach, uncouple | ||
Antonyms | connect, link, link up, tie | ||