DISENGAGEMENT Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

disengagement

noun

Definition of disengagement

as in revulsion

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Recent Examples of disengagement The damage to the sport, in terms of lost revenues and fan disengagement, rises the more games that are missed. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Because every direct report processes feedback differently, treating evaluations as a uniform exercise leads directly to disengagement. — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Today, young people are increasingly frustrated with the hypocrisy of politicians lecturing them about the virtues of voting while in practice facilitating disengagement. — David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Some of that increase reflects the Central Bank’s own push to link accounts to verified identity numbers, which forced a wave of closures and reclassifications rather than pure customer disengagement. — Aishah N. Ahmad, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Anyone with even the mildest case of trypophobia—the sense of revulsion from tiny clusters and holes—should avert their eyes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
There is also a sense of real revulsion and anger about the concentration of wealth at the top, and a sense of wanting to create a more egalitarian country … that speaks to a sense of fundamental human dignity.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of revulsion

Noun

With too much shotgun recoil, shooters tend to pull their head off the stock or get inconsistent with their gun mount.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
When collagen weakens or elastin loses its recoil, skin cannot fully retract to fit the smaller frame underneath.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of recoil

Noun

For example, a Roth conversion may push you into an IRMAA bracket, but the long-term tax benefits of a Roth—tax-free withdrawals and no RMDs—could offset the costs.

— Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Court filings detail declining applications, enrollment, student withdrawals The court filings shed light on the recent decline in Wisconsin in international students, from undergraduate to doctoral, as well as visiting researchers and professors.

— Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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