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disengaged

adjective

  1. emotionally detached
  2. not feeling interested or involved in something
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English disengage English -ed English disengaged From disengage + -ed.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

    ‘You must come and dine with us some night. Tuesday? Are you disengaged Tuesday?’

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English disengage English -ed English disengaged From disengage + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of disengage