disengaged
disengaged
Definition
dis·en·gaged (-in gājd′)
adjective
- having no engagements; at leisure
- set loose; detached
- not in gear
disengaged
Synonyms
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.
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