Synonyms for disengaged

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dis-en-geyj

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ

Définition of disengaged

Origin : c.1600 in figurative sense; 1660s in literal sense of "detach," from dis- "do the opposite of" + engage (q.v.). Related: Disengaged; disengaging.

adj detached

Example sentences :

In a moment he forgot all about himself and snatched up her disengaged hand.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

She disengaged herself from his embrace with a sudden start.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

He disengaged himself, and cried in an angry voice: 'What, again!
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Daniel waved his disengaged hand to the conductor of the nearest.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

These hands were quite competent, had they been disengaged, but just now they were full.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Gently he disengaged himself from the arms her ladyship now flung about him.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

Instead, she caught his hand with her disengaged one and pressed it fiercely to her cheek.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

Donovan disengaged his head from her embrace and turned to Gorman.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

Dare I hope that these gentlemen are disengaged, and will honor my poor parsonage?
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

With a bound she disengaged her arm from him, and sprang back.
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

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