| 1. | to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach: They disconnected the telephone. We were disconnected. |
| 2. | to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone; hang up: State your business and disconnect. |
| 3. | to withdraw into one's private world: When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects. |
| 4. | an act or instance of disconnecting, esp. the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges. |