disengaged

Meanings

• Adjective

  Separated or withdrawn, especially unintentionally or unwillingly.

  - "After the accident, the driver was left disengaged from the reality of what had happened."
  - "The employee was disengaged from his work due to personal reasons."

• Verb

  To separate or detach, especially from a system or mechanism.

  - "The pilot was forced to disengage the autopilot during the turbulence."
  - "The firefighter disengaged the hose after putting out the fire."

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Synonyms

detach , disentangle , free , unfasten

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disengaged
engaged , engageable , enraged

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Variants

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disengaged , disengage , disengagement , disengagements , disengages , disengaging

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Etymology

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From the verb disengage, which comes from the Old French desengager, meaning 'to unfasten, release'.

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Trivia

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1. The term disengaged is often used in the context of employment to describe employees who are not fully invested in their work. According to a 2013 Gallup poll, about 70% of employees in the US are disengaged from their jobs.

2. The term disengaged was first used in the English language in the late 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Engaged: The opposite state of being disengaged. Engaged refers to being fully involved or committed to something.

2. Detachment: A state of being emotionally or mentally detached from something or someone. Disengagement can be seen as a form of detachment.

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Culture

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Disengaged is often used in the context of employment to describe an employee who is not fully invested in their work. It can also be used more generally to describe someone who is detached or separated from a situation.

How to Memorize "disengaged"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or object being separated or detached from something else. For example, imagine a person unplugging an appliance from a wall outlet.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word disengage with the idea of separation or detachment. For example, think of the word disconnect, which has a similar meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: D is for Detached, S is for Separated.

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