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adjective
Date: 1651
detached 2 <a disengaged observer>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disengaged
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Disengaged — Dis en*gaged , a. Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant. {Dis en*ga ged*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disengaged — [dis΄in gājd′] adj. 1. having no engagements; at leisure 2. set loose; detached 3. not in gear * * * … Universalium
disengaged — index apart, bipartite, controlled (restrained), discrete, dispassionate, free (not restricted) … Law dictionary
disengaged — [dis΄in gājd′] adj. 1. having no engagements; at leisure 2. set loose; detached 3. not in gear … English World dictionary
Disengaged — Disengage Dis en*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis + engage: cf. F. d[ e]sengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disengaged — [[t]dɪ̱sɪnge͟ɪʤd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ from n If someone is disengaged from something, they are not as involved with it as you would expect. The film has the feel of a man curiously disengaged from his material. Syn: detached … English dictionary
disengaged — dis|en|gaged [ˌdısınˈgeıdʒd] adj not involved with or interested in something or someone, and feeling separate from them ≠ ↑engaged ▪ teenagers who are depressed or disengaged from their families … Dictionary of contemporary English
disengaged — Synonyms and related words: afoot and lighthearted, alienated, at large, at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, available, clear, detached, disarticulated, disconnected, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, dislocated, dispersed, disunited … Moby Thesaurus
disengaged — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. detached, unattached, disjoined, unengaged; see free 2 , 3 , separated … English dictionary for students
disengaged — dis|en|gaged [ ,dısın geıdʒd ] adjective not involved in a situation or not affected by it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
