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DISENGAGEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To break off a military action with an enemy
Synonyms:
disengagement; fallback; pullout
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disengagement" is a kind of...):
retreat ((military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of releasing from an attachment or connection
Synonyms:
detachment; disengagement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disengagement" is a kind of...):
separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Derivation:
disengage (become free)
disengage (release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles)
