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Answer for the clue "State of being disconnected ", 11 letters:
disjuncture

Word definitions for disjuncture in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disjuncture \Dis*junc"ture\ (?; 135), n. The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation. --Fuller.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. state of being disconnected [syn: disjunction , disconnection , disconnectedness ] [ant: connection ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, surgical, "dislocation," from Latin; see dis- + juncture . Figurative use from 1680s.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation.

Usage examples of disjuncture.

There was the same jarring disjuncture between the elaborate crown molding and trim and the furniture as there had been out in the main waiting room.