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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
de·tach·ment    Audio Help   [di-tach-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–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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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  detachment
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The act or process of detaching.
Synonyms:  disconnection, disengagement, separation, uncoupling
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  detachment
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Dissociation from one's surroundings or worldly affairs.
Synonyms:  aloofness, distance, remoteness
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  detachment
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A unit of troops on special assignment.
Synonyms:  detail
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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