disengagement
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ɛnˈgeɪdʒ noun
1.
the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
2.
freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.
3.
Obstetrics. (during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged |
| 2. | leisure; ease |
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disengagement dis·en·gage·ment (dĭs'ěn-gāj'mənt)
n.
The emergence of the presenting part of the fetus from the vaginal canal during childbirth.
dis'en·gage' v.
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Example sentences
Listeners know the melody by heart, again producing disengagement.
The argument for disengagement from these areas as much as possible is simple.
But plans for brisk disengagement ignored messy realities on the ground.
It is time for strategic disengagement and nonintervention in the internal affairs of other nations.
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