disengagement

n.

[Pref. dis- + engagement: cf. F. désengagement.]

1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being disengaged.

It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses.

Transl. of Lavoisier.

A disengagement from earthly trammels.

Sir W. Jones.

2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.

Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment.

Bp. Butler.

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noun

The act or process of detaching: detachment, disconnection, separation, uncoupling. See assemble/disassemble.

The withdrawal from participation in an activity. In sport, disengagement tends to increase with age, and it is common during certain critical periods of the life course, for example during adolescence. Compare exercise adherence.

(DOD) In arms control, a general term for proposals that would result in the geographic separation of opposing nonindigenous forces without directly affecting indigenous military forces.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - frigørelse, hævelse af forlovelse, ophævelse, uafhængighed, frigjorthed, parade

Nederlands (Dutch)
loslating, terugtrekking (militair), vrijheid, het afbreken van verloving, gemak in sociale situaties

Français (French)
n. - désengagement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Befreiung, Loslösung, Entlobung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απεμπλοκή

Italiano (Italian)
svincolamento, disimpegno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - liberação (f), ócio (m)

Русский (Russian)
освобождение

Español (Spanish)
n. - retirada, liberación, ruptura de compromiso matrimonial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frigörande, brytning av förlovning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自由, 解脱, 空闲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自由, 解脫, 空閒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여유, 이탈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 解放, 解約, 遊離

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فسخ الخطبه, تحرر, خلو البال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הינתקות‬

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