noninvolvement

noun

non·​in·​volve·​ment ˌnän-in-ˈvälv-mənt 

-ˈvȯlv-,

 also  -ˈväv-,

-ˈvȯv-

: absence of involvement or emotional attachment

noninvolved

ˌnän-in-ˈvä(l)vd 

-ˈvȯ(l)vd

adjective

Examples of noninvolvement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the evidence mounts, ever more risible are the president’s claims of noninvolvement in the Biden family’s leveraging of his political influence for eye-popping paydays courtesy of corrupt, anti-American regimes. —Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 25 May 2023

When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Egypt took a public position of noninvolvement, voting for an end to the invasion at the United Nations but otherwise remaining neutral, and receiving visiting officials from both Russia and the United States. —Missy Ryan, Evan Hill and Siobhán O'Grady, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023

Perhaps most worrisome, tan is most often the term of art, not suntan, as if to emphasize the noninvolvement of sun. —Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

noninvolvement

noun

non·​in·​volve·​ment -in-ˈvälv-mənt 

-ˈvȯlv-

: absence of involvement or emotional attachment

noninvolved

-ˈvälvd 

-ˈvȯlvd

adjective