disengaged

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disengaged

/dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ UK

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From disengage + -ed.

adjective more disengaged · most disengaged

Not engaged; at leisure; free from occupation or attachment; unconnected; detached. “Calm yourself, dear Arthur,” she said, in her low rich voice, and sniffled sweetly and gravely upon him. Then, with her disengaged hand, she put the hair lightly off his throbbing forehead.
dated Not (socially) engaged; available, free. These perused, the Major took out his pocket-book to see on what days he was disengaged, and which of these many hospitable calls he could afford to accept or decline.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of disengage

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@misc{disengaged_2026,
  title = {disengaged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disengaged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}