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- Dictionarydis·en·gaged/ˌdisənˈɡājd/
adjective
- 1. emotionally detached: "the students were oddly disengaged, as if they didn't believe they could control their lives"
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to switch off the control of something: The autopilot had been disengaged. [ T ] If you disengage the clutch of a car, you stop the power produced by the engine being connected to the wheels. [ I or T ] to stop being involved in something, or to stop someone being involved in something:
: to release or detach oneself : withdraw. disengagement. ˌdis-in-ˈgāj-mənt. noun. Synonyms. clear. disembarrass. disentangle. extricate. free. liberate. release. untangle. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of disengage in a Sentence.
not feeling interested or involved in something: disengaged students. disengaged from People are becoming disengaged from the democratic process. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lacking interest and enthusiasm. apathetic. apathy. aridity. blah.
1 [transitive, intransitive] to free someone or something from the person or thing that is holding them or it; to become free disengage yourself (from somebody/something) She gently disengaged herself from her sleeping son.
adjective. dis· en· gaged ˌdis-in-ˈgājd. Synonyms of disengaged. : detached sense 2. a disengaged observer. Examples of disengaged in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The political conference aimed to educate and galvanize a sector of young Black men who are disengaged and unlikely to vote in the November election.
adjective. /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ (formal) not involved with somebody/something or not interested in them/it. Her father was emotionally disengaged. disengaged from somebody/something The electorate is becoming increasingly disengaged from politics. Take your English to the next level.
to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch. to free (oneself ) from an engagement, pledge, obligation, etc.: He accepted the invitation, but was later forced to disengage himself. Military. to break off action with (an enemy).
[transitive, intransitive] (formal) to free somebody/something from the person or thing that is holding them or it; to become free. disengage yourself (from somebody/something) She gently disengaged herself from her sleeping son. (figurative) They wished to disengage themselves from these policies.
To disengage means to "free or disentangle" yourself or some object from another person or object. No, it doesn't mean breaking off your engagement to your beloved — that's "chickening out." Does your mind wander when someone (your fiancé, for example) talks to you? Well, your mind can disengage as well, that is, stop paying attention.
If someone is disengaged from something, they are not as involved with it as you would expect..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
