different between connect vs disconnection

English

Etymology

From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) +? nectere (“bind”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??n?kt/
• Hyphenation: con?nect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

connect (third-person singular simple present connects, present participle connecting, simple past and past participle connected)

1. (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

   Synonyms: affix, join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join

2. (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

3. (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.

4. (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.

5. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.

6. To associate; to establish a relation between.

7. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.

Antonyms

• disconnect

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• ? Catalan: conectar
• ? Galician: conectar
• ? Portuguese: conectar
• ? Spanish: conectar

Translations

Anagrams

• concent

English

Alternative forms

• disconnexion (dated)

Etymology

dis- +? connection

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?sk??n?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

disconnection (countable and uncountable, plural disconnections)

1. Severance of a physical connection.

   The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.

2. Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.

   A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.

3. Absence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.

   There was a hopeless disconnection between the weary, old teacher and the spirited, young students.

Synonyms

• disconnect (noun)

Translations

References

• “disconnection” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.