Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disengaged

/dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: dis-en-gaged
IPA: /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of disengage

adj

Not engaged; at leisure; free from occupation or attachment; unconnected; detached.

adj

Not (socially) engaged; available, free.

Dated

Example Sentences

"“Calm yourself, dear Arthur,” she said, in her low rich voice, and sniffled sweetly and gravely upon him. Then, with her disengaged hand, she put the hair lightly off his throbbing forehead."
"These perused, the Major took out his pocket-book to see on what days he was disengaged, and which of these many hospitable calls he could afford to accept or decline."
"‘You must come and dine with us some night. Tuesday? Are you disengaged Tuesday?’"

Etymology

From disengage + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more disengaged (comparative) most disengaged (superlative)

Derived Forms

disengagedness

Rhymes With

engaged aged staged enraged waged raged caged gauged paged upstaged assuaged rampaged

Questions

How do you pronounce disengaged?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/.
What does disengaged mean?: simple past and past participle of disengage
Where does disengaged come from?: From disengage + -ed.

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