dropped call
Conversation abruptly ended
A dropped call is a phone call that disconnects unexpectedly before either party ends it, typically due to weak signal or network issues: I lost her mid-sentence—another dropped call.
The term emerged with mobile phones, where coverage gaps made the problem common.
A dropped call differs from a failed call, which never connects at all.
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- bad signalInsufficient transmission strength
- staticWithout motion or change
- receptionAct of receiving guests
poor reception · dead zone · hang up · phone tag · cellular · tower · coverage · service area · voicemail · redial · bars · roaming · interference · cutoff · fading · mobile · cell tower · network
- telephonytelephone, telephone network, dial tone, phone lines, dial
- Phone Failsbutt dial, pocket dial, wrong number, misdial, autocorrect fail
- video call problemsfrozen screen, connection lost, buffering, lag, pixelation
- telecomwireless, cellular, telecommunications, carriers, telephone
- Communication Problemsmiscommunication, misunderstanding, static, garbled, interference
- phone servicesvoicemail, phone number, area code, phone bill, phone plan