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 data shows that disengaged employees (a category in which Gen Z is disproportionately represented) cost companies the equivalent of 18% of their annual salary.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Gardening for education As people increasingly left the farms in the early 1900s and became disengaged from agriculture, a gap began to emerge between the public’s perception of farming and the nuts and bolts of the practice.
—Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Soft and slow, disjointed and disengaged.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
She may be moved to fight back not when being attacked but in the lull between violent episodes, when the abuser is momentarily disengaged.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Gardening for education As people increasingly left the farms in the early 1900s and became disengaged from agriculture, a gap began to emerge between the public’s perception of farming and the nuts and bolts of the practice.
—Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Soft and slow, disjointed and disengaged.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
She may be moved to fight back not when being attacked but in the lull between violent episodes, when the abuser is momentarily disengaged.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Disengaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disengaged. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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