disengagement

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of withdrawing from involvement or connection

His growing disengagement from work worried his colleagues.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of withdrawing from... withdrawal detachment disconnection separation retreat extrication

Opposites

engagement involvement attachment connection participation

Word family

Related forms disengage engage engagement

Etymology

From disengage + -ment; disengage from dis- ('reversal') + engage, from Old French engagier ('to pledge'), from en- + gage ('pledge'), of Germanic origin.

engagier Old French *wadi frk

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disengagement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

## Meanings
1. the act of withdrawing from involvement or connection

## Examples
- His growing disengagement from work worried his colleagues.

## Synonyms
- withdrawal
- detachment
- disconnection
- separation
- retreat
- extrication

## Antonyms
- engagement
- involvement
- attachment
- connection
- participation

## Related Forms
- disengage
- engage
- engagement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: engagier
- Root: *wadi

## Etymology
From disengage + -ment; disengage from dis- ('reversal') + engage, from Old French engagier ('to pledge'), from en- + gage ('pledge'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Disengagement is from disengage + -ment; disengage from dis- ('reversal') + engage, from Old French engagier ('to pledge'), from en- + gage ('pledge'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include engagier (Old French) and *wadi (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of withdrawing from involvement or connection. The wider family includes related words such as disengage, engage, and engagement.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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