Meaning

Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement..

Definitions by Sense

1. Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
2. The release or separation of a chemical.
3. (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
4. Termination of an agreement to be married.
5. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
6. (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
7. (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.

Example Sentences

moral disengagement

“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;[…]”

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.

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.

Word Forms

• disengagements

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When Should You Use Disengagement?

Use disengagement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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