connection lost

Link suddenly severed

Connection lost is a status message indicating that communication between devices or systems has been interrupted.

The phrase appears on screens when internet drops, calls fail, or software loses contact with servers.

Figuratively, it describes failed human communication: We tried to reconnect, but the connection was lost years ago.

Related

timeout · please wait · buffering · try again · error · server down · static · interrupted · severed · broken · dead · radio silence · silence · left on read · void · glitch · unstable · weak

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connectivity status

connection lostconnected

Joined to another

online · linked · plugged in · logged in · synced

signal quality/stability

connection lostfull bars

Maximum cellular reception indicator

strong signal · clear signal · rock-solid · always-on

relational/interpersonal connection

connection lostconnected

Joined to another

bonded · in touch · close · reunited · intimacy

Family

connection, connect, connected, connecting, connective, connector, connectors, connectivity, connections

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G