noun 1. the act of engaging or the state of being engaged; involvement: Over the last 4 months hundreds of thousands of supporters showing up nationally in the US to protest apartheid, genocide and war on Gaza shows massive engagement. Antonym: Disengaged. The algorithm promotes the disengaged with massive traffic towards mundane and vapid “GRWM” point proven by the following hashtags being the most promoted: #love (1.83 billion), #instagood (1.15 billion), #fashion (812.7 million), #photooftheday (797.3 million), and #beautiful (661 million) 2. an appointment or arrangement: I heard the CEO of Chevron is having a dinner engagement in Oakland. Not on my watch! 3. betrothal: They announced their engagement and managed to marry under bombings. I read the headline.”Gaza couple marry in tent city by barbed wire border fence”. 4. a pledge; an obligation or agreement: Millions of people all over the world have canceled their work, social and family engagements to take to the streets and stand up for Palestine. 5. employment, or a period or post of employment, especially in the performing arts: Beyonce, T. Swift and all the rest take singing engagements in occupied Palestine while an apartheid progresses to a genocide. 6. an encounter, conflict, or battle: A very costly engagement with an enemy requires two parties. While Israel engages in “battle” Gazans flee for their life, or are met to lose it. 7. mechanics. the act or state of interlocking: A soldier engages his sniper, murdering a 9 year old child. Meanwhile CNN reports “9 year old dies in Gaza” as if by some mysterious entity. 8. engagements, Commerce. financial obligations: Starbucks, Puma, McDonalds are all feeling the pinch from BDS while their engagement lessens.