Disengagement
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement. countable, uncountable
"moral disengagement"
- 2 to break off a military action with an enemy wordnet
- 3 The release or separation of a chemical. countable, uncountable
"The Indians of the Orellanna, also, tell of horrible noises heard occasionally in the Paraguaxo, […] Others have endeavored to account for these discharges of "mountain artillery" on humbler principles; attributing them […] to the disengagement of hydrogen, produced by subterraneous beds of coal in a state of ignition."
- 4 the act of releasing from an attachment or connection wordnet
- 5 Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities. countable, dated, uncountable
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- 6 Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence. countable, uncountable
- 7 Termination of an agreement to be married. countable, uncountable
- 8 A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry. countable, uncountable
"There was a quick flash, a disengagement, a feint, a lunge that was like a man's, and as her long left arm shot out like lightning, her foil bent nearly double."
- 9 The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal. countable, uncountable
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More examples"“Miss Vernon,” I said, “Mr Rashleigh, has recommended me to return my thanks to you for my speedy disengagement from the ridiculous accusation of Morris;[…]”"
Etymology
From dis- + engage + -ment.
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