detachment

noun

/dɪˈtætʃmənt/

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[uncountable] the state of not being involved in something in an emotional or personal way
- He answered with an air of detachment.
- She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
opposite involvement
Extra Examples
- She gazed at the body with almost clinical detachment.
- She watched with complete detachment as the others made all the preparations.
- his increasing detachment from reality
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- clinical
- professional
- …
verb + detachment
- have
- show
preposition
- with detachment
- detachment from
phrases
- an air of detachment
- a feeling of detachment
- a sense of detachment
- …
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[uncountable] (approving) the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings
- In judging these issues a degree of critical detachment is required.
- The judges show impartiality and detachment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- clinical
- professional
- …
verb + detachment
- have
- show
preposition
- with detachment
- detachment from
phrases
- an air of detachment
- a feeling of detachment
- a sense of detachment
- …
See full entry
[countable] a group of soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties
- a detachment of artillery
Extra Examples
- A detachment of marines was left to guard the site.
- The attack wiped out the entire twelve-man detachment.
Topics War and conflictc2
[uncountable] the act of detaching something; the process of being detached from something
- to suffer detachment of the retina

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French détachement, from détacher ‘to detach’, earlier destacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’.

单词	detachment
释义	detachment noun /dɪˈtætʃmənt/ /dɪˈtætʃmənt/ jump to other results [uncountable] the state of not being involved in something in an emotional or personal way He answered with an air of detachment. She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. opposite involvement Extra Examples She gazed at the body with almost clinical detachment. She watched with complete detachment as the others made all the preparations. his increasing detachment from reality Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete clinical professional … verb + detachment have show preposition with detachment detachment from phrases an air of detachment a feeling of detachment a sense of detachment … See full entry [uncountable] (approving) the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings In judging these issues a degree of critical detachment is required. The judges show impartiality and detachment. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete clinical professional … verb + detachment have show preposition with detachment detachment from phrases an air of detachment a feeling of detachment a sense of detachment … See full entry [countable] a group of soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties a detachment of artillery Extra Examples A detachment of marines was left to guard the site. The attack wiped out the entire twelve-man detachment. Topics War and conflictc2 [uncountable] the act of detaching something; the process of being detached from something to suffer detachment of the retina Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French détachement, from détacher ‘to detach’, earlier destacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’.
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