Decouple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disconnect or separate

regard as unconnected

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsmˈɪsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkˈʌpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkˈʌpəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsmˈɪsɪv/.

Examples

uncouple the hounds
you must dissociate these two events!
decouple our foreign policy from ideology

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncouple dissociate

Antonyms

couple associate

Parts of Speech

verb	disconnect or separate “uncouple the hounds”
verb	regard as unconnected “you must dissociate these two events!”
verb	eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
verb	reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

Word Forms

dissociative	adjective	tending to produce dissociation
dissociation	noun	a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entkoppeln

trennen oder trennen

🇫🇷French

découpler

déconnecter ou séparer

🇪🇸Spanish

desacoplar

desconectar o separar

🇮🇹Italian

disaccoppiare

disconnettersi o separarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkoppelen

ontkoppelen of scheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

desacoplar

desconectar ou separar

🇷🇺Russian

отделить

отключить или отделить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दसगुणा

अलग करना या अलग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্বিগুণ

সংযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন বা পৃথক

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிப்பு

துண்டிக்கவும் அல்லது பிரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిపోవు

డిస్‌కనెక్ట్ లేదా వేరు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुहेरी

डिस्कनेक्ट करा किंवा वेगळे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દંપતી

ડિસ્કનેક્ટ કરો અથવા અલગ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಕೌಪಲ್

ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಡಿತಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപിരിയൽ

വിച്ഛേദിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേർപെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਹਰਾ

ਡਿਸਕਨੈਕਟ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دو جوڑا

منقطع کریں یا الگ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解耦

断开或分离

🇯🇵Japanese

切り離す

切断するか分離する

🇰🇷Korean

분리하다

연결을 끊거나 분리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tách rời

ngắt kết nối hoặc tách biệt

🇹🇭Thai

แยกออกจากกัน

ตัดการเชื่อมต่อหรือแยกออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memisahkan

putuskan atau pisahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فصل

قطع أو فصل

🇮🇷Persian

جدا کردن

قطع یا جدا

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırma

bağlantıyı kes veya ayır

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניתוק

לנתק או להפריד

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The primary meaning of 'decouple' is 'disconnect or separate'.

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In which domain is the word 'decouple' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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