dis·con·nect (dĭs'kə-někt') Pronunciation Key
v. dis·con·nect·ed, dis·con·nect·ing, dis·con·nects

v. tr.

1. To sever or interrupt the connection of or between: disconnected the hose.
2. Electricity To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.


v. intr.
To sever or interrupt a connection.

n. (dĭs'kə-někt')
A lack of connection; a disparity: "There is a cosmic disconnect between what the voters want and what the party of the corporate interests can give them" (Bob Herbert).

dis'con·nec'tion n.