disconnection
noun /ˌdɪskəˈnekʃn/
/ˌdɪskəˈnekʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] the act of ending a connection, especially stopping the supply of phone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building
- Customer disconnections have fallen by 30% over the past year.
- disconnection from something Persistent copyright breaches would lead to disconnection from the internet.
- [countable] a situation in which two things are not connected although they should be, and this causes problems
- disconnection (between A and B) One problem is the disconnection between political leaders and ordinary people.
- disconnection (from something) our disconnection from nature