disengagement C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of withdrawing from involvement or connection His growing disengagement from work worried his colleagues. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of withdrawing from... withdrawaldetachmentdisconnectionseparationretreatextrication ↔ Opposites engagementinvolvementattachmentconnectionparticipation Word family Related forms disengageengageengagement Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown