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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 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.
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:
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.
dis· en· gaged ˌdis-in-ˈgājd. Synonyms of disengaged. : detachedsense 2. a disengaged observer. Examples of disengaged in a Sentence.
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."
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).
verb. 1. to release or become released from a connection, obligation, etc. press the clutch to disengage the gears. 2. military. to withdraw (forces) from close action. 3. fencing. to move (one's blade) from one side of an opponent's blade to another in a circular motion to bring the blade into an open line of attack. Collins English Dictionary.
