Disconnection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of being disconnected

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskənˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskənˈɛkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡɚz/.

Examples

he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disjunction disjuncture gulf disconnect disconnectedness

Antonyms

connectedness

Parts of Speech

noun	state of being disconnected
noun	an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) “he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends”
noun	the act of breaking a connection

Word Forms

disjoin	verb	become separated, disconnected or disjoint
disconnected	adjective	lacking orderly continuity
disconnect	verb	make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trennung

Zustand der Trennung

🇫🇷French

coupure

état de déconnexion

🇪🇸Spanish

desconexión

estado de estar desconectado

🇮🇹Italian

disconnessione

stato di disconnessione

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkoppeling

staat van ontkoppeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconexão

estado de estar desconectado

🇷🇺Russian

отключение

состояние отключения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वियोग

विच्छेदित होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন

সংযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிப்பு

துண்டிக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

డిస్కనెక్ట్

డిస్‌కనెక్ట్ అయిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

डिस्कनेक्शन

डिस्कनेक्ट झाल्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્કનેક્શન

ડિસ્કનેક્ટ થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಡಿತ

ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಡಿತಗೊಂಡ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിച്ഛേദിക്കൽ

വിച്ഛേദിക്കപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਸਕਨੈਕਸ਼ਨ

ਡਿਸਕਨੈਕਟ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

منقطع

منقطع ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断开

断开连接的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

切断

切断された状態

🇰🇷Korean

단절

연결이 끊어진 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngắt kết nối

tình trạng bị ngắt kết nối

🇹🇭Thai

ขาดการเชื่อมต่อ

สถานะของการตัดการเชื่อมต่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemisahan

keadaan terputus

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakadiskonekta

estado ng pagiging disconnect

🇲🇾Malay

terputus sambungan

keadaan terputus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انقطاع الاتصال

حالة الانفصال

🇮🇷Persian

قطع ارتباط

حالت قطع ارتباط

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlantının kesilmesi

bağlantısız olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניתוק

מצב של ניתוק

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