dis·con·nect (dĭs'kə-někt') v.
dis·con·nect·ed, dis·con·nect·ing, dis·con·nects
v.
tr.
To sever or interrupt the connection of or between: disconnected the hose.
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.