involvement

in-volve-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something.

  2. 2.

    Emotional or personal engagement with someone or something.

  3. 3.

    The act of including or engaging someone in an activity.

Forms

plural: involvements

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    direct involvement — personal participation without intermediaries
  • •
    community involvement — participation in local affairs or activities
  • •
    get involvement — to obtain participation from others

Related words

Antonyms: detachment, disengagement, exclusion, noninvolvement
See also: involve, involved, involving
Synonyms: association, connection, engagement, implication, participation

Etymology

From Latin involvere ("to roll into, wrap up") + -ment (suffix forming nouns denoting an action or resulting state).