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DISENGAGEMENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To break off a military action with an enemyplay

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 connectionplay

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)

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