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detachment

[dih-tach-muhnt]

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noun

the act of detaching.

the condition of being detached.

aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.

freedom from prejudice or partiality.

the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships.

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the body of troops or ships so detached.

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Origin:
1660–70; < French détachement. See detach, -ment

Related forms

non·de·tach·ment, noun

pre·de·tach·ment, noun

Synonyms
3. coolness, indifference, unconcern.

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Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position.

The statement is childishly idealistic and lacks the proper level of critical detachment needed in a serious scholar.

Yet he is taunted by the suspicion that his detachment is inhuman.

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Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position.

The statement is childishly idealistic and lacks the proper level of critical detachment needed in a serious scholar.

Yet he is taunted by the suspicion that his detachment is inhuman.

Just to stay afloat in the modern world, many of us reluctantly choose detachment from the constant stimulus.

It's that detachment from the land that weakens their hold on the traditional world.

Pop culture is full of characters who approach ghosts with scientific detachment instead of terror.

Retinal detachment usually begins with a tear or break in the retina.

Our lasting value derives precisely from the detachment of the humanities from any immediate or particular utility.

It took him years to abandon the detachment of simple lines and captured movement.

Mess up and the squares become increasingly opaque-a sign of emotional detachment.

It is used to detect and evaluate symptoms of retinal detachment or eye diseases such as glaucoma.

There are also a number of participants who lack professional experience and detachment.

Two colonels, both barefoot, also form part of the detachment.

He talks about his accomplishments with a certain detachment that one might mistake for ambivalence.

The modern setting keeps the audience from detachment.

Although there is supporting evidence for lithospheric detachment form geophysical data, the process remains unproven.

The generation that came after them gave a more mechanical expression to its detachment.

The nature of modern politics has altered the meaning of detachment as well.

To be effective, it must be done before scarring and detachment occurs.

His engaged detachment prevents him from acquiring biases and hobby horses.

Contact with the colony has suddenly been lost, and a detachment of colonial marines is being sent to investigate.

They act as though these ideas appeared in splendid detachment from all previous human thought.

Finally, she takes a razor to her arm, and the resultant flash of pain and gush of blood release her from the spell of detachment.

He is observing us with a perfect combination of attention and detachment.

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World English Dictionary

detachment (dɪˈtætʃmənt)

—n
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 See also modus ponens the rule whereby the consequent of a true conditional statement, given the truth of its antecedent, may be asserted on its own

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Word Origin & History

detachment

1660s, "action of detaching," from Fr. détachement (17c.), from détacher (see detach). Meaning "portion of a military force" is from 1670s; that of "aloofness from objects or circumstances" is from 1798.

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detachment de·tach·ment (dĭ-tāch'mənt)
n.

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

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"For, as it is dislocation and detachment from the life of God, that makes things ugly, the poet, who re-attaches things to nature and the Whole,—re-attaching even artificial things, and violations of nature, to nature, by a deeper insight,—disposes very easily of the most disagreeable facts."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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