"disconnect" in the noun sense
1. gulf, disconnect, disconnection
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"
"disconnect" in the verb sense
1. unplug, disconnect
pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
"unplug the hair dryer after using it"
2. disconnect
make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
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