disengagement

noun

Definition of disengagementnext
as in revulsion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengagement
  1. revulsion
  2. recoil
  3. withdrawal
Noun
  • Today, the last of those profiles is being taken down amid waves of viral revulsion as word of their existence has spread online.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of revulsion
Noun
  • Western governments and much of the world recoil at the idea of a jihadist Syria.
    Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This recoil was detected by watching for a change in how light scattered off the silica, which allowed the physicists to identify the exact moment a nucleus decayed.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of recoil
Noun
  • Through his work, Young helped evacuate Afghan citizens during the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Nevertheless, President Trump issued an executive order in 2017 to reverse Obama’s withdrawals and reopen areas to leasing.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of withdrawal
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