DISENGAGEMENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word disengagement. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DISENGAGEMENT
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detachment | nounn | |||||||
noun • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of releasing from an attachment or connection • the state of being isolated or detached • a small unit of troops of special composition • coming apart | ||||||||
alienation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling of being alienated from other people • separation resulting from hostility • (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another • the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly | ||||||||
aloofness | nounn | |||||||
noun • indifference by personal withdrawal • a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | ||||||||
disassociation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination • a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently | ||||||||
disconnection | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of being disconnected • an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) • the act of breaking a connection | ||||||||
dissociation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of removing from association • a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently • (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions | ||||||||
estrangement | nounn | |||||||
noun • separation resulting from hostility • the feeling of being alienated from other people | ||||||||
indifference | nounn | |||||||
noun • unbiased impartial unconcern • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally • the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | ||||||||
isolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of separation between persons or groups • a feeling of being disliked and alone • the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it • a country's withdrawal from international politics | ||||||||
obliviousness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • total forgetfulness | ||||||||
passiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • submission to others or to outside influences • the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative | ||||||||
passivity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative • submission to others or to outside influences | ||||||||
remoteness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being remote • a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | ||||||||
seclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others • the act of secluding yourself from others | ||||||||
separation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||||
withdrawal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a retraction of a previously held position • the act of taking out money or other capital • the act of withdrawing • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. • the act of ceasing to participate in an activity • a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation • formal separation from an alliance or federation • the termination of drug taking | ||||||||
uncoupling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • disconnect or separate | ||||||||
fallback | nounn | |||||||
noun • to break off a military action with an enemy | ||||||||
pullout | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • to break off a military action with an enemy |