disconnection

noun

Definition of disconnectionnext
1
as in breakup

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2
as in disruption

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  1. breakup
  2. disruption
  3. dissolution
  4. split
  5. schism
  6. disorder
  7. partition
  8. parting
Noun
  • Instead of fixating on the peaks (the unforgettable highs) or the end (the breakup or final moments), try to focus on the entire relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • These events and growing creative differences amongst the group contributed to the breakup.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of breakup
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  • As insurers pull back from areas across the country exposed to climate change risks, where policies aren’t getting renewed is a key predictor of the disruption to come.
    Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Snow and rain will particularly affect routes across the Great Lakes and Midwest, and cities like Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit may see significant disruptions due to both weather and traffic congestion. fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of disruption
Noun
  • Prescott presents the dissolution of the monasteries from the numerous interlaced viewpoints of ordinary people – nuns made homeless, devout country people bewildered, the instigators of the Pilgrimage of Grace heading towards their ghastly ends.
    The Week UK, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The high-voltage operation leads to issues such as transition metal dissolution, corrosion stress cracking and electrolyte oxidation, which result in poor coulombic efficiency and short cycle life.
    Matthew Dawson, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of dissolution
Noun
  • He is also set to star in Bring Them Down as well Hurry Up Tomorrow opposite Jenna Ortega. Carpenter, who has not commented on the split, is ending her busy year with Netflix’s A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The case occurred around the same time that Allen's affair with Soon-Yi came to light, which led to Farrow's messy split from the actor.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Noun
  • To arrive at this integration, however, he must be stripped, like Voss, of his own pretensions and the schisms within his self.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Attending the new pope is a revelation that really could throw the church into open schism.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of schism
Noun
  • The main problem was the incumbency disadvantage, exacerbated by inflation—and immigration, and also urban disorder, wokeness, and trans swimmers.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Most of them are B-movie actors who go Goo Mode for one reason or another — falling into radioactive protoplasm, a pituitary gland disorder, a The Substance situation, the list goes on.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • Some Orthodox rabbis insist on being present for a convert’s immersion, or at least on observing through slits in a partition, to insure that it’s done properly.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Unique to the SoHo location are bespoke details that draw upon the neighborhood’s heritage, such as its distinctive cast iron architecture, expansive marble surfaces, large archways and sleek steel and glass partitions.
    David Moin, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of partition
Noun
  • The vacuum facing the rebels could even be seen as a parting gift from Assad.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Following the news of their split, fans took to social media to express shock over the duo parting ways.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of parting
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