disconnect meaning and definition

DISCONNECT noun

Definition of disconnect (noun)

1. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
   • "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
   • synonyms: disconnection, gulf

DISCONNECT verb

Definition of disconnect (verb)

1. pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
   • "unplug the hair dryer after using it"
   • synonyms: unplug
   • antonym: connect
2. make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
   • antonym: connect