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   disengagement

   /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈɡeɪdʒm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of withdrawing from involvement in an activity, situation, or group: "young people's disengagement from education and learning is an issue of concern"
   • ▪ the withdrawal of military forces or the renunciation of military or political influence in an area: "Europe must look to her own defence as a consequence of the American disengagement" Similar withdrawaldepartureretirementretreat
   • ▪ the process of separating or releasing something or of becoming separated or released: "the mechanism prevents accidental disengagement" Similar disconnectiondetachmentseparationunfasteninguncouplingOpposite attachmentconnection
   • ▪ the breaking off of an engagement to be married. archaic
   • 2. emotional detachment; objectivity: "contemporary criticism can afford neutral disengagement"
   • 3. another term for disengage

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