disconnection

Example Sentences

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Back then, nobody could conceive of humankind being connected by machines that also facilitated our disconnection from each other.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Some parts of Havana began to have electricity again, a day after the energy ministry reported a "total disconnection" of the national electric system in the country of nearly 10 million people.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Introduced as an academic term in the 1980s by sociologist Morris Rosenberg, it has gained new relevance in recent years as rates of anxiety, burnout and disconnection have surged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Never mind the extreme elements of the support, regular fans - the vast, vast majority - feel a profound disconnection, an alienation from what is going on.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Shanti had the idea that she should be comforted by this comment and this smile, but she wasn’t, and the disconnection troubled her.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray