Disengagement Meaning
/ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounRelease or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
nounThe release or separation of a chemical.
Sentence Examples
The disengagement of the gears caused the machine to stop.
The company's disengagement from the project was sudden.
The diplomat advocated for a gradual disengagement from the conflict.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ from the team surprised the project manager.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the gears caused the machine to stop.
Word Origin & History
From dis- + engage + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“Miss Vernon,” I said, “Mr Rashleigh, has recommended me to return my thanks to you for my speedy disengagement from the ridiculous accusation of Morris;[…]”"
— 1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter X, in Rob Roy. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, pages 238–239:
"The Indians of the Orellanna, also, tell of horrible noises heard occasionally in the Paraguaxo, […] Others have endeavored to account for these discharges of "mountain artillery" on humbler principles; attributing them […] to the disengagement of hydrogen, produced by subterraneous beds of coal in a state of ignition."
— 1836 October, Washington Irving, chapter XXVI, in Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. […], volume I, Philadelphia, Pa.: [Henry Charles] Carey, [Isaac] Lea, & Blanchard, →OCLC, page 254:
"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."
— 1895, Francis Marion Crawford, chapter 23, in Taquisara:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ from the team surprised the project manager.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the gears caused the machine to stop.