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.