'Disengagement' definitions:
Definition of 'disengagement'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Disengagement'
From: GCIDE
- Disengagement \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. [1913 Webster]
- It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses. --Transl. of Lavoisier. [1913 Webster]
- A disengagement from earthly trammels. --Sir W. Jones. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure. [1913 Webster]
- Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment. --Bp. Butler. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disengagement'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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