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disconnection

The correct spelling is disconnection.

How to pronounce disconnection

noun

IPA: /dɪskəˈnɛkʃən/

Say it like: Dis-con-nec-sho-n

The correct spelling is disconnection. Severance of a physical connection. For example: "The disconnection of the power cable shut down all the computers."

Usage Examples

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

A sudden disconnection cut me off in mid-phrase.

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

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Severance of a physical connection.
  2. 2.Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.
  3. 3.Absence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.

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