disconnection vs separation

disconnection and separation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disconnection	Yes	No	No	No
separation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, separation is a hypernym of disconnection; that is, separation is a word with a broader meaning than disconnection:

As nouns, separation is a hypernym of disconnection; that is, separation is a word with a broader meaning than disconnection:

disconnection (noun)	separation (noun)
the act of breaking a connection	the social act of separating or parting company
an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)	the act of dividing or disconnecting
state of being disconnected	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
	sorting one thing from others
	the distance between things
	coming apart
	the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
	the space where a division or parting occurs
	the state of lacking unity