disengagement

  1. Noun.  Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
  2. Noun.  The separation or release of a chemical.
  3. Noun.  (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
  4. Noun.  (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
  5. Noun.  Termination of an agreement to be married.
  6. Noun.  (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
  7. Noun.  (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.

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