disconnection meaning and definition

DISCONNECTION noun

Definition of disconnection (noun)

1. state of being disconnected
   • synonyms: disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture
   • antonym: connectedness
2. 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: disconnect, gulf
3. the act of breaking a connection
   • synonyms: disjunction