English noun: disconnection | |||
1. | disconnection (state) state of being disconnected | ||
Synonyms | disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | incoherence, incoherency, separability | ||
Antonyms | connectedness, connection, link | ||
2. | disconnection (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 | disconnect, gulf | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disparity | ||
3. | disconnection (act) the act of breaking a connection | ||
Synonyms | disjunction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||