disengagement

noun

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as in revulsion

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Recent Examples of disengagement For Mantovani, casting his first ballot at 48 years old will mark a turning point after years of political disengagement. — Sabrina Lozano, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Cornyn’s disengagement has irked Paxton’s allies, who recognize Cornyn’s potential appeal to moderate voters — including those Cruz might not be able to reach. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 In my experience, many corporate teams drift between sympathetic over-activation (burnout) and dorsal shutdown (disengagement). — Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Experts point to factors including mobility barriers and a sense of disengagement that is not unique to older voters, but can accentuate with age. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 The solitude of the narrator in Dillard’s nonfiction and her apparent disengagement with society also was a source of criticism. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 The damage to the sport, in terms of lost revenues and fan disengagement, rises the more games that are missed. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Today, young people are increasingly frustrated with the hypocrisy of politicians lecturing them about the virtues of voting while in practice facilitating disengagement. — David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Some of that increase reflects the Central Bank’s own push to link accounts to verified identity numbers, which forced a wave of closures and reclassifications rather than pure customer disengagement. — Aishah N. Ahmad, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
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  1. revulsion
  2. recoil
  3. withdrawal
Noun
  • Someone else expresses revulsion at seeing dogs devour bodies left to rot, but the disgust doesn’t seem to extend to the killings themselves.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone with even the mildest case of trypophobia—the sense of revulsion from tiny clusters and holes—should avert their eyes.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of revulsion
Noun
  • One obvious reason for this had been that officials weren't entirely certain what the effects of firing the cannon might be on the spacecraft, such as the weapon's recoil on the station while fired in a microgravity environment.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And the fact that its recoil didn’t threaten to detach your retinas with each trigger pull was a big bonus.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of recoil
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  • The robot’s withdrawal also prompted discussion about the distinction between demonstrating mobility and sustaining it under demanding conditions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Prior to the withdrawal deadline, there was a glimmer of hope for Bodnar and Bankhead as the state had oscillated between parties in statewide races.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Disengagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengagement. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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