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(dɪtætʃmənt)
Word forms: plural detachments
1. uncountable noun
Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no emotional interest in it.
...a doctor's professional detachment.
Ridley viewed his work with a cynical detachment.
2. countable noun
A detachment is a group of soldiers who are sent away from the main group to do a special job.
...a detachment of marines.
Synonyms: unit, party, force, body More Synonyms of detachment
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detachment in British English

(dɪˈtætʃmənt)
noun
1. 
indifference to other people or to one's surroundings; aloofness
2. 
freedom from self-interest or bias; disinterest
3. 
the act of disengaging or separating something
4. 
the condition of being disengaged or separated; disconnection
5.  military
a. 
the separation of a small unit from its main body, esp of ships or troops
b. 
the unit so detached
6.  Canadian
a branch office of a police force
7.  logic
the rule whereby the consequent of a true conditional statement, given the truth of its antecedent, may be asserted on its own
See also modus ponens

detachment in American English

(diˈtætʃmənt; dɪˈtætʃmənt)
noun
1. 
a detaching; separation
2. 
a. 
the sending of troops or ships on special service
b. 
a unit of troops separated from a larger unit for special duty
c. 
a small permanent unit organized for special service
3. 
the state of being disinterested, impartial, or aloof
Word origin
Fr détachement

Examples of 'detachment' in a sentence
detachment

Shortly afterwards the fire brigade arrived, and a detachment of special constables.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Emotional detachment proved the most difficult part.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But a kind of ironic detachment was always evident too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It does not suggest the right degree of detachment from such people.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
 Emotional detachment and apathy helped him through a difficult family life but sabotage his chances as an adult.
Christianity Today (2000)
He has not yet promoted a horse to the post of consul but his detachment from reality is growing daily.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She shared his charm, his emotional detachment and his determination.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The troops moved off, leaving a small detachment to guard the rear.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
Instead, the sensation was one of odd detachment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A poetically intense awareness of life was coupled with a cool detachment from his characters.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A detachment of armed police had also arrived.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
From a doorway on the edge of the picture plane, the diminutive artist looks on the scene with ironic detachment.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
By the end of my stint I felt that its detachment from grassroots reality had eroded its credibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A detachment of British police carrying a Union flag also paid their respects.
The Sun (2008)

In other languages
detachment

British English: detachment NOUN
Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no emotional interest in it.
...a doctor's professional detachment.
  • American English: detachment
  • Brazilian Portuguese: distanciamento
  • Chinese: 客观
  • European Spanish: indiferencia
  • French: détachement
  • German: Distanz
  • Italian: distacco
  • Japanese: 客観的であること
  • Korean: 무심함
  • European Portuguese: distanciamento
  • Latin American Spanish: indiferencia

1 (noun) 
Definition
the state of not being personally involved in something
her professional detachment
Synonyms
indifference
his callous indifference to the plight of his son
fairness
concern about the fairness of the election campaign
neutrality
He had a reputation for political neutrality and impartiality.
objectivity
The analyst must maintain an unusual degree of objectivity.
impartiality
a justice system lacking impartiality
coolness
She seemed quite unaware of the sudden coolness of her friend's manner.
remoteness
nonchalance
He walked in with exaggerated nonchalance, his hands in his pockets.
aloofness
unconcern
Her feelings had gone from blithe unconcern to anxiety.
disinterestedness
nonpartisanship
2 (noun) 
Definition
a small group of soldiers separated from the main group
a detachment of marines
Synonyms
unit
a secret military unit
party
a party of explorers
force
a pan-European peace-keeping force
body
detail
His personal detail totalled sixty men.
squad
The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.
patrol
task force
3 (noun) 
Synonyms
separation
a permanent separation from his son
severing
disengagement
This policy of disengagement from the war had its critics.
disconnection
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
disjoining

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coolness
She seemed quite unaware of the sudden coolness of her friend's manner.
Synonyms
unfriendliness,
reserve,
distance,
indifference,
apathy,
remoteness,
aloofness,
frigidity,
unconcern,
unresponsiveness,
frostiness,
standoffishness,
offhandedness,
lukewarmness,
frigidness,
reservedness,
uncommunicativeness,
unconcernedness
in the sense of detail
Definition
personnel assigned a specific duty
His personal detail totalled sixty men.
Synonyms
party,
force,
body,
unit,
troop,
section,
duty,
squad,
crew,
assignment,
fatigue,
detachment
in the sense of disconnection
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
Synonyms
separation,
cutting off,
cut-off,
severance,
disconnect

Nearby words of
detachment

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