separation vs disengagement

disengagement vs separation

separation and disengagement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
separation	Yes	No	No	No
disengagement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disengagement is a hyponym of separation; that is, disengagement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than separation:

separation: the act of dividing or disconnecting
disengagement: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

Other hyponyms of separation include avulsion, dissociation, secession, withdrawal, disunion, disconnection, disjunction, division, detachment, tear, remotion, removal, division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, divergence, divergency, withdrawal.

separation (noun)	disengagement (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	to break off a military action with an enemy
the act of dividing or disconnecting	the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
sorting one thing from others
the distance between things
coming apart
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
the space where a division or parting occurs
the state of lacking unity

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