Associations to the word «Disengagement»

Wiktionary

DISENGAGEMENT, noun. Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. The separation or release of a chemical.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. (military) (politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. Termination of an agreement to be married.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. (medicine) (obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.

Dictionary definition

DISENGAGEMENT, noun. The act of releasing from an attachment or connection.
DISENGAGEMENT, noun. To break off a military action with an enemy.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.