Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lack of emotional involvement.
- noun Failure or refusal to become involved, especially in the affairs of another nation; nonintervention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Lack of
involvement .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word noninvolvement.
Examples
-
He only shrugged his shoulders in noninvolvement, but his countenance had a sliver of conviction for such a show of perspicacity.
-
In this situation, given how economically powerful the United States had become, American “noninvolvement” was impossible—because any substantial commercial and financial relations with Europe were bound to affect the balance of resources somehow.9 Three economic flows were particularly important: U.S. trade with the Central Powers and other continental nations, financing for the Allied war effort by private U.S. institutions, and U.S. trade with the Allies.
How Wars end Gideon Rose 2010
-
On the other hand, the researchers wrote, some doctors preferred these amnio abortions because they offer "relative noninvolvement."
-
My emphatic counsel to the armed forces is to observe and abide by the military rule of noninvolvement in politics.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
-
But they believe the risks of noninvolvement, losing the Afghan democracy, having the Taliban come back in and institute the most repressive government in modern history against women and little girls, giving free reign to the Afghan -- Al Qaeda, all over Afghanistan -- those risks are far greater.
-
Mittsey's campaign would have a better chance of convincing folks of their noninvolvement if they had chosen Ghouliani as the push-poller.
-
The Man of Steel talks about sequels, his noninvolvement in it »
-
But they believe the risks of noninvolvement, losing the Afghan democracy, having the Taliban come back in and institute the most repressive government in modern history against women and little girls, giving free reign to the Afghan -- Al Qaeda, all over Afghanistan -- those risks are far greater.
-
So far, the biggest fallout has been Nathanson's public statement of noninvolvement.
The Heidi Chronicles 2008
-
George Bush repeated his pledge of noninvolvement last week even as he announced what amounted to a new military intervention in Iraq -- one that ran a distinct risk of drawing the United States into another quagmire.
A Lifeline In Iraq 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.