disengagement

[ dis-en-geyj-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.

  2. freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.

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

Origin of disengagement

1
First recorded in 1640–50; disengage + -ment

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British Dictionary definitions for disengagement

disengagement

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt) /


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

  2. leisure; ease

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