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
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
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
15 January 2025
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
