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disengaged Definition

dis·en·gaged (-in gājd)

adjective

  1. having no engagements; at leisure
  2. set loose; detached
  3. not in gear
disengaged Synonyms

disengaged

modif.

detached, unattached, disjoined, unengaged; see free 2, 3, separated.

disengaged Usage Examples

Object

  • pupil: At its most extreme, disengaged pupils are to be found upon the corridors of many of our schools.
  • people: Young People's Service - worked with disengaged young people.
  • student: Explicit use of creative arts / school councils to involve disengaged students, or those with poor self-esteem.

Preposition: in

  • process: It is not in any of our interests that our young people seem so disengaged in the political process.

Modifying Another Word

  • automatically: When the engine was slowed the drive disengaged automatically.
  • totally: Totally disengaged he was visibly obscure, or if you prefer, obscurely familiar.
  • increasingly: One of the further complications is that the latter group has become increasingly disengaged from the labor market.
  • fully: You may be pressing the clutch but if the cable is loose the clutch wont be fully disengaged.
  • so: It is not in any of our interests that our young people seem so disengaged in the political process.

Preposition: from

  • politics: Young people, in particular, are largely disengaged from party politics.
  • education: Youth work Key issues Youth services have worked successfully with young people who are disengaged from education, employment or training.
  • society: Then, there are also those who have become a bit disengaged from society, have little involvement and are subsequently ' bored ' .
  • world: It is a call to action to reverse the trend of a generation which is disengaged from the natural world.