Meaning of DISENGAGEMENT
| Pronunciation: | | `disen'geyjmunt
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- [n] to break off a military action with an enemy
- [n] the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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| | Synonyms: | | detachment, fallback, pullout |
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| | See Also: | | retreat, separation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`en*gage"ment\, n. [Pref. dis- + engagement:
cf. F. d['e]sengagement.]
1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of
being disengaged.
It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric
and light evident to the senses. --Transl. of
Lavoisier.
A disengagement from earthly trammels. --Sir W.
Jones.
2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.
Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment.
--Bp. Butler.
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| | Related Terms: | | abstraction, alienation, breaking out, clearing, detachment, disarticulation, disassociation, disburdening, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, disembarrassment, disembroilment, disencumbrance, disentanglement, disinvolvement, disjointing, disjunction, dislocation, dislodgment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, extrication, fallback, freeing, incoherence, isolation, luxation, parting, partition, pullback, pullout, reculade, releasing, removal, retirement, retreat, segmentation, separation, separatism, subdivision, subtraction, uncluttering, unhampering, unknotting, unraveling, unscrambling, unsnarling, untangling, withdrawal, withdrawment, zoning |
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