disengagement

American  

[dis-en-geyj-muhnt] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənt /

noun

1. the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.

2. freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.

3. Obstetrics. (during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.

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Etymology

Origin of disengagement

First recorded in 1640–50; disengage + -ment

Example Sentences

Followed in turn by recriminations, threats, guilt and further disengagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Refiners are technically capable of operating without Urals, but a rapid disengagement would be commercially challenging and politically sensitive,” according to an analysis from Kpler, a ship-tracking data provider.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Lots of very legitimate reasons for missing school. Really chronic disengagement. The school is not serving them well.”

From Los Angeles Times

The deal signed on Friday demanded the "disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration" of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo - but offered few other details.

From BBC

The breakthrough, mediated by the US and Qatar, provides for the "disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration" of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo.

From BBC

Related Words

• disconnection
• separation
• withdrawal