disengaged

adjective

dis·​en·​gaged ˌdis-in-ˈgājd How to pronounce disengaged (audio)
: detached sense 2
a disengaged observer

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In our interview, Kondo argued that the temptation of the modern, digital, always-online world demands fleeting, disengaged attention. Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025 Getty floated the idea for an advisory board after realizing that music fans of his generation felt disengaged from Sweetwater and were unaware of its mission as a nonprofit arts organization. Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 The pool of talent shrinks when young people become disengaged from education or skill-building because of emotional distress. Dr. Ritu Goel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Pundits have always dominated the ranks of posters on social media, but now the masses of silent followers are declining, and continued posting risks preaching to accounts of the converted, the disengaged, or the defunct. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disengaged

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disengaged was in 1651

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“Disengaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disengaged. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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