DETACHMENT

detachment, disengagement

(noun) the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

separation, breakup, detachment

(noun) coming apart

withdrawal, detachment

(noun) avoiding emotional involvement

detachment

(noun) a small unit of troops of special composition

insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment

(noun) the state of being isolated or detached; “the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

detachment (countable and uncountable, plural detachments)

(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.

(uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.

(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.

(uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.

(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.

(countable, military) The unit so dispatched.

(countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.

(countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

Source: Wiktionary

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De*tach"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. détachement.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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