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Synonyms for disengaged


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-en-geyj
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ



Définition of disengaged

Origin :
  • c.1600 in figurative sense; 1660s in literal sense of "detach," from dis- "do the opposite of" + engage (q.v.). Related: Disengaged; disengaging.
  • adj detached
Example sentences :
  • In a moment he forgot all about himself and snatched up her disengaged hand.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • She disengaged herself from his embrace with a sudden start.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • He disengaged himself, and cried in an angry voice: 'What, again!
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Daniel waved his disengaged hand to the conductor of the nearest.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • These hands were quite competent, had they been disengaged, but just now they were full.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Gently he disengaged himself from the arms her ladyship now flung about him.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Instead, she caught his hand with her disengaged one and pressed it fiercely to her cheek.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • Donovan disengaged his head from her embrace and turned to Gorman.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • Dare I hope that these gentlemen are disengaged, and will honor my poor parsonage?
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
  • With a bound she disengaged her arm from him, and sprang back.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

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