disengagement

noun

Definition of disengagementnext
as in revulsion

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  1. revulsion
  2. recoil
  3. withdrawal
Noun
  • In episode six, the last one before the next batch of Love Is Blind becomes available next week, her annoyance and frankly, revulsion, with her new fiancé becomes more and more palpable.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Her germ phobia may have infected Simone with her lifelong revulsion at bodily contact.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of revulsion
Noun
  • Clutch effort is Herculean, and shifting—like the recoil of a big-bore automatic handgun—is indelicate but infinitely satisfying.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
  • To the filmmakers’ credit, the movie delves more deeply into her confusion, recoil and unhealthy decisions.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Definition of recoil
Noun
  • The mineral withdrawal and rejection of Twin Metals leases were first enacted in the final days of the Obama administration.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The decrease is attributed to net redemptions and withdrawals.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of withdrawal
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“Disengagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengagement. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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