disengagement
5
7.2
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
- Specialized
:
desenganche
- But the overall tilt of his administration remains toward disengagement except in the use of military force.
- military disengagement
- Gaza disengagement
- U.S. disengagement
Examples
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It's no coincidence that Sharon eventually gave his speech about disengagement from Gaza at the conference.
Academic text (2009) -
However, in reality and in practice, the intervention of the World Bank did not contribute to this disengagement.
Academic text (1998) -
In general, the government has maintained very tight control over the disengagement program.
Academic text (1990) -
For the Americans, there has been a clear sense of disengagement beginning in the last years of the Aquino administration.
Academic text (1992) -
The basic explanations for military disengagement as advanced by each model are sketched below.
Academic text (1990) -
Russia's economic disengagement from the United States has coincided with its growing ties to Europe and China.
Academic text (2011) -
The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq should mark an evolution in the U.S.-Iraqi relationship, not Washington's disengagement.
Academic text (2011) -
Four major theoretical models provide the analytical frameworks for deciphering the factors that propel the disengagement of the military from politics.
Academic text (1990) -
Ceasefires, disengagement agreements, tacit understandings, negotiations, and peace agreements have been brokered by the United States.
Academic text (1998) -
The military's disengagement from the battlefield was celebrated by the local population.
Synonyms
93
4.4
A move back from a place to escape danger
39
5.0
Leaving a group, country, or agreement
18
5.8
Moving people or soldiers out of a place, often quickly, for example troops leaving a war area
5
6.0
A move by soldiers back from a place to regroup and plan
Antonyms
How Withdrawn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disengagement comes from dis- meaning 'not' or 'undo' and engage meaning 'to join or begin fighting'. Think of soldiers 'un-joining' the battle and moving away from the front. So disengagement is the act of pulling back or withdrawing from combat.