disengagement

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of withdrawing, separating, or disconnecting, often from a situation, responsibility, or relationship.

  - "After years of service, the employee decided it was time for disengagement from the company."
  - "The military operation involved a strategic disengagement from the enemy's territory."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disengagement
engagement , arrangement , rearrangement

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Variants

List of all variants of disengagement that leads to same result
disengage , disengaged , disengagement , disengagements , disengages , disengaging

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'disengagare,' meaning 'to unhook,' or 'to disconnect.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'disengagement' was first used in the context of military strategy during the Roman Empire.

2. In psychology, disengagement theory refers to the process of gradually withdrawing from a relationship when one partner no longer feels emotionally connected.

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Related Concepts

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1. Detachment: Related concept that refers to the emotional or mental separation from something, often used in a spiritual context.

2. Disconnection: A state of being separated or cut off, often used in the context of communication or technology.

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Culture

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Disengagement is a common theme in literature, particularly in works that explore the human condition and the complexities of relationships. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov,' the character Alyosha contemplates the concept of disengagement in the context of monastic life.

How to Memorize "disengagement"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person physically disconnecting or withdrawing from a situation or relationship.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of separation or disconnection.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: D = Disconnecting, S = Separating, W = Withdrawing.

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