disengaged

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adjective

dis·​en·​gaged ˌdis-in-ˈgājd How to pronounce disengaged (audio)
Synonyms of disengagednext
1
: not mentally or emotionally involved or engaged
disengaged employees/students
2
: detached sense 2
a disengaged observer

disengaged

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past tense and past participle of disengage

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Business leaders keep asking why young workers seem disloyal, disengaged, quick to walk. — Lori Janke, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Couples may continue managing day-to-day responsibilities, such as household tasks and parenting, even as one partner becomes emotionally and physically disengaged, relationship experts say. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 From there, Blair conceived Mark Southard and Davis Hench, two wildly different, aging slackers who are tasked with driving teenage scion Sheridan Kimberly to rehab on behalf of his disengaged billionaire parents. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Decisions were slow, leaders were disengaged and senior executives were frustrated that no one seemed willing to take ownership. — Byleonie H. Mattison, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disengaged

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of disengaged was in 1651

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