nonengagement

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noun

Failure to engage; detachment.

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Meanings

nounnonengagement (usually uncountable, plural nonengagements)

plural nonengagements · alternative non-engagement

  1. uncountableusuallyFailure to engage; detachment.

    Ichi will not live by arcane rules of nonengagement.

    2009 July 26, Matt Bai, “The Other 0.1%”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + engagement.

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APA

nonengagement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonengagement

MLA

“nonengagement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonengagement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonengagement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonengagement.

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