disengagement
Americannoun
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the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
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freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.
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Obstetrics. (during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.
Etymology
Origin of disengagement
Example Sentences
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He shot the new movie on an iPhone, for one thing, even as he questions the smartphone’s contribution to our easy disengagement with the world’s ills.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Followed in turn by recriminations, threats, guilt and further disengagement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Analysts disagree on Tesla’s Full-Self Driving progress, with one noting fewer human interventions and another citing Waymo’s superior disengagement mileage.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
I have, therefore, instructed an orderly disengagement of troops.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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