Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
- noun The state of being separate or detached.
- noun Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness.
- noun Absence of prejudice or bias; disinterest.
- noun The dispatch of a military unit, such as troops or ships, from a larger body for a special duty or mission.
- noun The unit so dispatched.
- noun A permanent unit, usually smaller than a platoon, organized for special duties.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of detaching, unfastening, or disconnecting.
- noun The state of being detached or apart; in recent use, a state of separation or withdrawal from association or relation with something.
- noun That which is detached; specifically, a body of troops selected or taken from the main army or body, and employed on some special service or expedition, or a number of ships taken from a fleet and sent on a separate service.
- noun An order detaching an officer from duty at a given station.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.
- noun That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service.
- noun Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The action of
detaching ;separation . - noun uncountable The state of being detached or
disconnected ;insulation . - noun uncountable
Indifference to the concerns of others;aloofness . - noun uncountable Absence of
bias ;impartiality ;objectivity . - noun uncountable, military The separation of a
military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission. - noun countable, military The unit so
dispatched . - noun countable, military A
permanent unit organized for specialduties . - noun countable Any smaller
portion of a main bodyseparately employed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun avoiding emotional involvement
- noun the state of being isolated or detached
- noun a small unit of troops of special composition
- noun the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
- noun coming apart
Etymologies
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Examples
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But there should be a certain detachment from the writer's own passions.
Saul Bellow's widow on his life and letters: 'His gift was to love and be loved' Rachel Cooke 2010
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They're not criticizing him for attending the G-20 summit in France last week nor the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings - his predecessors attended the same gatherings - but they criticized what they called detachment from budget negotiations.
The Seattle Times 2011
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I can't expect everyone to arrive at this same philosophical destination that I did on Monday, especially when they are not even on the same path; yet my "kill" experience on Monday really taught me a lot about our society and it's detachment from the "sobering realities", to say nothing of what it taught me about anti-hunters.
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The detachment is in the mountains far away from the civilised world.
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Of course, IAAL, so maybe such detachment is in myÂgenes.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities 2010
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I can't expect everyone to arrive at this same philosophical destination that I did on Monday, especially when they are not even on the same path; yet my "kill" experience on Monday really taught me a lot about our society and it's detachment from the "sobering realities", to say nothing of what it taught me about anti-hunters.
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Also, speaking as an adopted kid who knows many others, there is a common feeling of detachment from the people you love, and feelings of missing part of your identity.
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This detachment is not bad, but it should have the advantage of having as Camp
Work Camp 11017 GW 2010
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Traditional models define successful mourning in terms of detachment from the loved one who has died; the ability to cut the strings of grief, and to step into the roles of mothers and fathers vacated by the dead.
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Traditional models define successful mourning in terms of detachment from the loved one who has died; the ability to cut the strings of grief, and to step into the roles of mothers and fathers vacated by the dead.
Audio Interview with Priscila Uppal by Nigel Beale: On Canadian Elegies, and mourning 2009
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