disengagement
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/
disengagement
- Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
- 1818, Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy, ch. 10,
- My thanks to you for my speedy disengagement from the ridiculous accusation of Morris.
- 1818, Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy, ch. 10,
- The separation or release of a chemical.
- (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
- (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
- Termination of an agreement to be married.
- (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
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