disengagement
noun/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
[uncountable]- (formal) disengagement (of somebody) (from somebody/something) the fact of no longer being involved with somebody/something or interested in them/it
- young people's disengagement from politics
- A level of public disengagement is already evident in society.
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- disengagement (of somebody/something) (from something) (specialist) the act of stopping fighting and moving away
- the disengagement of forces from the region
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