detached
Use Detached in a sentence
adjective
1.
not attached; separated: a detached ticket stub.
2.
having no wall in common with another building ( opposed to attached ): a detached house.
3.
impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased: a detached judgment.
4.
not involved or concerned; aloof.
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detach (dɪˈtætʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect |
| 2. | military to separate (a small unit) from a larger, esp for a special assignment |
| [C17: from Old French destachier, from des- | |
| de'tachable | |
| —adj | |
| detacha'bility | |
| —n | |
| de'tacher | |
| —n | |
| detached (dɪˈtætʃt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | disconnected or standing apart; not attached: a detached house |
| 2. | having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested |
| 3. | social welfare Compare outreach working at the clients' normal location rather than from an office; not dependent on premises for providing a service: a detached youth worker |
| 4. | ophthalmol (of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part |
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Word Origin & History
detach
1680s, from Fr. détacher, from O.Fr. destachier, from des- "apart" + attachier "attach" (see attach).
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Medical Dictionary
detach de·tach (dĭ-tāch')
v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es
To separate or unfasten; disconnect.
To remove from association or union with something.
detached adj.
Separated; disconnected.
Standing apart from others; separate.
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Example sentences
He is now aloof, detached, and pathetically arrogant.
Because the adhesive is dry, it can be attached and detached repeatedly.
When changing garments the strap may readily be detached from one and put on another.
He could not distil his philosophy into a volume of detached counsels and reflections, which might slowly win its way.
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