Disconnect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡboʊlt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskənˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskənˈɛkt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡboʊlt/.

Examples

he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
unplug the hair dryer after using it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disconnection gulf unplug

Antonyms

plug in connect

Parts of Speech

noun	an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) “he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends”
verb	pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable “unplug the hair dryer after using it”
verb	make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

Word Forms

disconnection

noun

the act of breaking a connection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trennen

eine unüberbrückbare Ungleichheit (wie aus einem Unverständnis)

🇫🇷French

déconnecter

une disparité insurmontable (comme un manque de compréhension)

🇪🇸Spanish

desconectar

una disparidad insalvable (como por falta de comprensión)

🇮🇹Italian

disconnettersi

una disparità incolmabile (come da un fallimento di comprensione)

🇳🇱Dutch

loskoppelen

een onoverbrugbare ongelijkheid (als gevolg van een gebrek aan begrip)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconectar

uma disparidade intransponível (a partir de uma falha de compreensão)

🇷🇺Russian

отключиться

непреодолимое неравенство (как из-за непонимания)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिस्कनेक्ट

एक न पाटने योग्य असमानता (जैसे कि समझ की विफलता से)

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন

একটি অপূরণীয় বৈষম্য (বোঝার ব্যর্থতা থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிக்கவும்

ஒரு கட்டுப்பாடற்ற ஏற்றத்தாழ்வு (புரிந்து கொள்ளாததால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

డిస్‌కనెక్ట్

వంతెన చేయలేని అసమానత (అవగాహన వైఫల్యం కారణంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

डिस्कनेक्ट करा

एक अपूरणीय असमानता (समजण्याच्या अपयशामुळे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્કનેક્ટ

એક અવિશ્વસનીય અસમાનતા (સમજની નિષ્ફળતાથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಡಿತಗೊಳಿಸಿ

ಸೇತುವೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗದ ಅಸಮಾನತೆ (ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯ ವೈಫಲ್ಯದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിച്ഛേദിക്കുക

അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ അസമത്വം (ധാരണയിലെ പരാജയത്തിൽ നിന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਸਕਨੈਕਟ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਅਟੁੱਟ ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸਮਝ ਦੀ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

منقطع

ایک ناقابل برداشت تفاوت (جیسا کہ تفہیم کی ناکامی سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断开

无法弥合的差距（由于无法理解）

🇯🇵Japanese

切断する

（理解の欠如から生じる）埋められない格差

🇰🇷Korean

연결을 끊다

메울 수 없는 격차(이해의 실패로 인해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngắt kết nối

một sự chênh lệch không thể vượt qua (do sự thiếu hiểu biết)

🇹🇭Thai

ตัดการเชื่อมต่อ

ความแตกต่างที่ไม่สามารถเชื่อมโยงได้ (เช่นจากความล้มเหลวของความเข้าใจ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutuskan

kesenjangan yang tidak dapat dijembatani (seperti kegagalan pemahaman)

🇵🇭Filipino

idiskonekta

isang hindi masusukat na pagkakaiba (bilang mula sa isang kabiguan ng pag-unawa)

🇲🇾Malay

putuskan sambungan

perbezaan yang tidak dapat dirapatkan (seperti dari kegagalan pemahaman)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطع الاتصال

تفاوت لا يمكن جسره (كما هو الحال من فشل الفهم)

🇮🇷Persian

قطع کن

نابرابری غیرقابل پل زدن (مانند عدم درک)

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlantıyı kes

Kapatılamaz bir eşitsizlik (anlama başarısızlığından dolayı olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַתֵק

פער בלתי ניתן לגישור (כמו כשל בהבנה)

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