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DISENGAGEMENT Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word disengagement. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word disengagement. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For DISENGAGEMENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for disengagement, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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retreat separation

Alternatives for DETACHMENT

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