nonengagement

English

Alternative forms

  • non-engagement

Etymology

From non- +‎ engagement.

Noun

nonengagement (usually uncountable, plural nonengagements)

  1. Failure to engage; detachment.
    • 2009 July 26, Matt Bai, “The Other 0.1%”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Ichi will not live by arcane rules of nonengagement.
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