Definition of "disconnect"
verb
third-person singular simple present disconnects, present participle disconnecting, simple past and past participle disconnected
(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
Quotations
Accordingly, Mitchell and his fireman, apparently without removing the engine from the up line, set to work and disconnected the motion on the defective side, after which Fireman Richardson, who probably had done the lion's share of the work, betook himself to the refreshment room and had a cup of coffee.
1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53
A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.
Quotations
"On top of this, many leading competitor attractions are hands-on, experimental, immersive, and tell a story. With a growing generational disconnect from our industrial past, is coming here for just a train ride any longer enough for people?
2023 August 23, Malcolm Holmes tells Paul Stephen, “A mission to develop GCR's legacy”, in RAIL, number 990, page 39