disconnections
Cuts in continuity
Disconnections are instances of being cut off or separated.
Utility disconnections happen when service is terminated for nonpayment.
The word covers both physical separations—disconnections in the wiring—and abstract ones: the disconnections between policy and practice, a feeling of disconnection from my community.
The plural often emphasizes multiple breaks or gaps rather than a single event.
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- isolationComplete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- riftCrack or estrangement
schism · distancing · disaffiliation · ostracism · exclusion · falling-out · breakup · divorce
Termination pay or disconnection
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- separationState of being apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- breakInterrupt continuity
fracture · snap · split · tear · sever · disjoin · disengage · unplugging
Mental separation from surroundings
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- alienationState of being isolated
disengagement · withdrawal · emotional distance · blankness · absence · fragmentation · splitting · unreality
Losses of power or service
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- disruptionsInterruptions to normal activity
- interruptionsBreaks in continuity
- breakdownsSudden failures or collapses
blackouts · dropouts · glitches · downtime · dead zones · cutoffs · power cuts · brownouts
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- isolationComplete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
rift · schism · distancing · disaffiliation · ostracism · exclusion · falling-out · breakup · divorce · parting
severance
Termination pay or disconnection
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- separationState of being apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
break · fracture · snap · split · tear · sever · disjoin · disengage · unplugging · unwiring
dissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
alienation · disengagement · withdrawal · emotional distance · blankness · absence · fragmentation · splitting · unreality · spacing out
outages
Losses of power or service
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- disruptionsInterruptions to normal activity
- interruptionsBreaks in continuity
breakdowns · blackouts · dropouts · glitches · downtime · dead zones · cutoffs · power cuts · brownouts · dropped calls
disconnectionsconnections
Relationships between things
attachments · linkages · bonds · ties · couplings
disconnectionsconnections
Relationships between things
contacts · communications · engagements · interactions · liaisons
disconnectionsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
unifications · consolidations · fusions · mergings · syntheses