Detach vs Disconnect - What's the difference?
detach | disconnect |
To take apart from; to take off.
(military) To separate for a special object or use.
A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.
* 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html?_r=1&hp]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
(Scientology) The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.
To sever or interrupt a connection.
Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.
To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
Disconnect is a synonym of detach.
As verbs the difference between detach and disconnect
is that detach is to take apart from; to take off while disconnect is to sever or interrupt a connection.As a noun disconnect is
a break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.detach
English
Verb
(es)- to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
- to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
Antonyms
* attachDerived terms
* detachable * detachmentdisconnect
English
Noun
(en noun)- There's a disconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on.
- Some of the disconnect between the economy’s problems and the solutions offered by Washington stem from the nature of the current political debate.