Disengage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

free or remove obstruction from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈeɪsɪdʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈeɪsɪdʒɚ/.

Examples

I want to disengage myself from his influence
disengage the gears
free a path across the cluttered floor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

free withdraw

Antonyms

obstruct engage

Parts of Speech

verb	release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles “I want to disengage myself from his influence”
verb	free or remove obstruction from “free a path across the cluttered floor”
verb	become free “in neutral, the gears disengage”

Word Forms

disengagement	noun	the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
withdrawer	noun	a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics
withdrawal	noun	the act of withdrawing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lösen

Befreiung von etwas, das festhält, verbindet oder verwickelt

🇫🇷French

débrayer

libération de quelque chose qui tient fermement, se connecte ou s'emmêle

🇪🇸Spanish

desacoplar

liberación de algo que se aferra, conecta o enreda

🇮🇹Italian

disimpegnarsi

liberazione da qualcosa che tiene fermo, connette o intrappola

🇳🇱Dutch

losmaken

loslaten van iets dat vasthoudt, verbindt of verstrikt raakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

desengatar

libertar-se de algo que prende, conecta ou emaranha

🇷🇺Russian

отключаться

освободиться от чего-то, что крепко удерживает, соединяет или запутывает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छुड़ाना

किसी ऐसी चीज से मुक्त होना जो मजबूती से पकड़ती हो, जोड़ती हो या उलझाती हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

এমন কিছু থেকে মুক্তি যা দ্রুত ধারণ করে, সংযোগ করে বা আটকায়

🇮🇳Tamil

விலகு

வேகமாக வைத்திருக்கும், இணைக்கும் அல்லது சிக்கியவற்றிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడదీయండి

వేగంగా పట్టుకున్న, కనెక్ట్ చేసే లేదా చిక్కుకునే వాటి నుండి విడుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

सुटका करणे

वेगवान, जोडणारी किंवा अडकवणाऱ्या एखाद्या गोष्टीपासून मुक्त होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છૂટા કરવું

એવી કોઈ વસ્તુમાંથી મુક્ત કરો જે ઝડપી ધરાવે છે, જોડે છે અથવા ફસાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ, ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಹಾಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപെടുത്തുക

വേഗത്തിൽ പിടിക്കുന്നതോ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ കുടുങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നതോ ആയ ഒന്നിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਓ ਜੋ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜੁੜਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਾਂ ਉਲਝਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

منقطع کرنا

کسی ایسی چیز سے رہائی جو تیزی سے پکڑتی ہے، جوڑتی ہے یا الجھتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脱离

从紧紧抓住、连接或纠缠的事物中释放出来

🇯🇵Japanese

離脱する

しっかりと固定されているもの、つながっているもの、または絡み合っているものから解放する

🇰🇷Korean

풀다

빨리 붙잡고, 연결하고, 얽혀 있는 것으로부터 풀려나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buông tha

giải phóng khỏi cái gì đó đang bám chặt, kết nối hoặc vướng víu

🇹🇭Thai

ปลดประจำการ

หลุดพ้นจากสิ่งที่ยึดแน่น ผูกพัน หรือพันกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melepaskan

pelepasan dari sesuatu yang mengikat, menyambung, atau menjerat

🇵🇭Filipino

humiwalay

pakawalan mula sa isang bagay na humahawak ng mabilis, nagdudugtong, o nakakasagabal

🇲🇾Malay

melepaskan diri

melepaskan daripada sesuatu yang berpegang teguh, menghubungkan, atau menjerat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فك الارتباط

التحرر من شيء يتماسك أو يتصل أو يتشابك

🇮🇷Persian

جدا کردن

رها شدن از چیزی که محکم نگه می دارد، متصل می شود یا در هم می پیچد

🇹🇷Turkish

devre dışı bırakmak

hızlı tutan, bağlayan veya dolaşan bir şeyden kurtulmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַתֵק

להשתחרר ממשהו שמחזיק חזק, מחבר או מסתבך

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The primary meaning of 'disengage' is 'release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles'.

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