disconnect

[US]/dɪskə'nekt/
[UK]/ˌdɪskə'nɛkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Disconnect: v. to cut off, to separate, to detach.

Phrases & Collocations

disconnect from

Example Sentences

disconnect a locomotive from a train

a ragbag of disconnected facts

make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten.

described the accident in a disconnected way.

He disconnected the wire from the clock.

take all violence out of television drama and you disconnect it from reality.

he expected the disconnected phone to start ringing.

I drove away, feeling disconnected from the real world.

The electricity company disconnected our supply for non-payment of a bill.

She dislikes the disconnected ramblings of the old man.

there can be a disconnect between boardrooms and IT departments when it comes to technology.

disconnect all the cables, mix them up then try to reconnect them.

If you don't pay the bill for months running, the telephone service may disconnect your telephone.

An essentially disconnected polyhex graph is defined as a benzenoid system or a coronoid system which has fixed bonds and some Kekulé structures.

Real-world Examples

You know, there seems to be a disconnect.

Source: NPR News October 2018 Collection

The emergency system has been disconnected.

Source: CHERNOBYL HBO

In which case, they're sure to be a major disconnect.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2018 Collection

Calhoun noticed that Jobs was disconnected from the whole situation.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

We can bridge the disconnect between what doctors do and what patients need.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Can we bridge this disconnect between what patients need and what doctors do?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

My telephone was disconnected by the phone company.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Ironically in a place that's connected billions, this former employee cites a disconnect within.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

Essele says, who calls this disconnect " the main structural pitfall" of junk bond ETFs.

Source: Selections from "Fortune"

And I realized there has been a disconnect, but it's coming from you.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

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