Synonyms for disconnection
Most common
separation disassociation disjunction isolation disconnect gulf
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Separation
separation, disassociation, disjunction, isolation, detachment, disunion, abstraction, division, disjuncture, disconnectedness
2. Disconnect
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Severance of a physical connection.
The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers.
- n. 2
Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.
A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.
Related words
- Other spellings
- dysconnection
Forms
- Plural
- disconnections → separations, disassociations, disjunctions, isolations…
Example sentences
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- isolation I find peace in isolation rather than socializing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disconnection | rising | |
| separation | falling | |
| isolation | steady | |
| disjunction | rising | |
| disassociation | rising | |
| incoherence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gulf1
- 8 letters
- division3, disunion3
- 9 letters
- isolation4
- 10 letters
- separation4, detachment3, disconnect3
- 11 letters
- abstraction3, incoherence4, disjunction, disjuncture
- 14 letters
- disassociation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (division3 = 3 syllables).