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de⋅tach⋅ment

  [di-tach-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act of detaching.
2. the condition of being detached.
3. aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.
4. freedom from prejudice or partiality.
5. the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships.
6. the body of troops or ships so detached.
Origin:
1660–70; < F détachement. See detach, -ment

Synonyms:
3. coolness, indifference, unconcern.
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de·tach·ment   (dĭ-tāch'mənt)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
  2. The state of being separate or detached.
  3. Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness: preserved a chilly detachment in his relations with the family.
  4. Absence of prejudice or bias; disinterest: strove to maintain her professional detachment in the case.
    1. The dispatch of a military unit, such as troops or ships, from a larger body for a special duty or mission.
    2. The unit so dispatched.
    3. A permanent unit, usually smaller than a platoon, organized for special duties.
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Detachment

De*tach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tachement.]

1. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

2. That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service.

Troops . . . widely scattered in little detachments. --Bancroft.

3. Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.

A trial which would have demanded of him a most heroic faith and the detachment of a saint. --J. H. Newman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : detachment
Spanish: objetividad, imparcialidad,
German: die Unvoreingenommenheit,
Japanese: 超然としていること
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detachment de·tach·ment (dĭ-tāch'mənt)
n.

  1. The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
  2. The state of being separate or detached.
  3. Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness.
  4. Absence of prejudice or bias; disinterest.

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