disengaged
adjective
dis·en·gaged
ˌdis-in-ˈgājd 
1
: not mentally or emotionally involved or engaged
disengaged employees/students
2
: detached sense 2
a disengaged observer
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Gallup research published in June 2024 found that engaged teams produce 23% higher profitability than disengaged ones.
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Chris Rosenberg, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
All of this has made younger voters more cynical and disengaged.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Outside of his frequent and public feuds with athletes, Smith can come across as disengaged on ESPN's airwaves.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
And interminably long campaign cycles — where media coverage fixates on the horse race and almost never engages with policy — leave voters both disengaged and underinformed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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Chris Rosenberg, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
All of this has made younger voters more cynical and disengaged.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Outside of his frequent and public feuds with athletes, Smith can come across as disengaged on ESPN's airwaves.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
And interminably long campaign cycles — where media coverage fixates on the horse race and almost never engages with policy — leave voters both disengaged and underinformed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
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“Disengaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disengaged. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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