How to say "disconnect" in Japanese

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はがすJLPT N2approx.Common
godan verb, transitive verbCovers the physical sense: separating something attached by peeling, tearing, or ripping it off. Its 'disconnect' meaning is likewise hands-on, and it does not express an abstract disconnect between people or ideas.
彼女かのじょは窓まどからステッカーを引き剥ひきはがした。↗
She tore away the stickers from the window.
ギャップCommon
nounA noun for the abstract sense: a disconnect as a gap, disparity, or discrepancy between two things, such as people's views or expectations. It names the mismatch itself, not any act of disconnecting.

Use 「はがす」 for the physical action of disconnecting—peeling or tearing something attached away—and 「ギャップ」 for the noun sense of a disconnect as a gap or mismatch between two things.

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Japanese equivalents

はがすto tear off
ディスコネクトdisconnect
ギャップdifference
切るきるto terminate (e.g. a conversation)

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