as in revulsion
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Recent Examples of disengagement
Social science research on political violence and moral disengagement shows sustained rhetorical delegitimization of institutions increases the likelihood of real-world harm.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Kira interprets this disengagement not as a lack of curiosity, but as a natural response to information overload.
—William Jones, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
After years of remote work when people mainly gathered over Zoom, employers continue to look for ways to rebuild connections and to address a surge in disengagement.
—Adam M. Kleinbaum, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
The move, spearheaded by Israel’s hard-right finance minister, effectively completes the repeal of a 2005 disengagement plan that led to the evacuation of several settlements, Haaretz noted.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan, according to Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, who has pushed a settlement expansion agenda in the West Bank.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, student disengagement remains one of the most pressing problems in education since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to some education experts.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
The background hum of digital life is negativity, polarization, and jaded disengagement; the record industry craves a forum to pitch its narratives before they’re torn to shreds in comment sections and mined for TikTok drama.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The decision authorizes 19 outposts across the West Bank, including two that were evacuated in the 2005 disengagement plan.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengagement
Noun
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That revulsion, though, is usually expressed tonally rather than verbally—in the loveless couplings, or in the cold white privacy of yet another bathroom stall.—
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Even House Speaker Mike Johnson, who otherwise has humored Trump at every turn, has expressed revulsion at the idea of a pardon.—
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The recoil and the force of her blow knocked me backwards.—
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The rifle weighs up to 120 pounds with massive muzzle brakes, producing more than 200 foot-pounds of recoil.—
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Lines died from drug withdrawal in the Las Colinas women’s jail in May, a day after her arrest.—
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The Reiner family released a statement to PEOPLE following Jackson's withdrawal.—
Cite this Entry
“Disengagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengagement. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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