involvement
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7.5
- noun
- /ɪnˈvɑlvmənt/
- NSFW
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- To me, it's OK if there is sexual involvement but no emotional involvement.
- sexual involvement
To me, it's OK if there is sexual involvement but no emotional involvement.
- To me, it's OK if there is sexual involvement but no emotional involvement.
Examples
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While admitting knowledge of the plot, he denied involvement in it and maintained his innocence.
Academic text (1996) -
I'd put you somewhere between affair and involvement.
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How about "Her involvement in prostitution"?
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Makes your case so much more glamorous with the involvement of a federal judge.
Fiction book (2000) -
We know that she had some involvement in her sons' deaths but she has a solid alibi.
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The fact that I don't want a romantic involvement now is not pathological.
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We're here with Nicki Moore, who just served 30 days for her involvement in the Bling Ring... and shared a cellblock with one of its victims, Lindsay Lohan.
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Kenneth Boyd, 34, a local resident, was taken into custody late last night, for his involvement in the grisly slayings of 4 other Green Oaks residents.
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Mrs. Mandela, once affectionately known as Mother of the Nation, has been vilified for her involvement in the abduction and murder of child activist Stompie Seipei.
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He was caught in an involvement with his colleague, which turned out to be scandalous.
Synonyms
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4.4
A secret sexual relationship often involving a married person and someone else
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8.6
A romantic relationship that people keep secret
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3.6
A secret romantic or sexual relationship between two people
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6.7
A secret sexual relationship between two people
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7.3
A secret sexual relationship between two people, often when one is married
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9.3
A secret romantic relationship, often with someone who is married
A secret romantic or sexual relationship between two people
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Etymology
Involvement can also mean a secret relationship because the parts in- 'in' and volve 'to roll' give the image of being 'rolled into' or 'caught up' in something private, which is why it can mean an affair.