loss of connection
noun phraseUK /lɒs əv kəˈnɛkʃən/
US /lɔs əv kəˈnɛkʃən/
When you can't talk to someone or something anymore, like when the internet stops working.
The storm caused a loss of connection, so we couldn't call Grandma.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. When you stop feeling close to a person or group.
After moving away, he felt a loss of connection with his old friends.
3. When a machine or device stops being linked to another device.
The loss of connection between the printer and the computer stopped the printing.
4. When you forget or lose the link between ideas or memories.
The old photos gave her a sad sense of loss of connection to her past.