Meaning & Definition of Disconnect in English

1. An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

• "He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"

• "There is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"

1. Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

• "Unplug the hair dryer after using it"

2. Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten