detachment
noun/dɪˈtætʃmənt/
/dɪˈtætʃmənt/
- [uncountable] the state of not being involved in something in an emotional or personal way
- He answered with an air of detachment.
- She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
Extra Examples- He gazed at the body with almost clinical detachment.
- She watched with complete detachment as the others made all the preparations.
- his increasing detachment from reality
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- clinical
- professional
- …
- have
- show
- with detachment
- detachment from
- an air of detachment
- a feeling of detachment
- a sense of detachment
- …
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- [uncountable] (approving) the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings
- In judging these issues a degree of critical detachment is required.
- The judges show impartiality and detachment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- clinical
- professional
- …
- have
- show
- with detachment
- detachment from
- an air of detachment
- a feeling of detachment
- a sense of detachment
- …
- [countable] a group of soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties
- a detachment of artillery
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2- A detachment of marines was left to guard the site.
- The attack wiped out the entire twelve-man detachment.
- [uncountable] the act of detaching something; the process of being detached from something
- to suffer detachment of the retina
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French détachement, from détacher ‘to detach’, earlier destacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’.
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