disengagement

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English

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Etymology

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From dis- +‎ engage +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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disengagement (countable and uncountable, plural disengagements)

  1. Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
  2. The release or separation of a chemical.
  3. (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
  4. (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
  5. Termination of an agreement to be married.
  6. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
    • 1895, Francis Marion Crawford, chapter 23, in Taquisara:
      There was a quick flash, a disengagement, a feint, a lunge that was like a man's, and as her long left arm shot out like lightning, her foil bent nearly double.
  7. (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
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References

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  • disengagement”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.