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- [dih-tacht]
- /dɪˈtætʃt/
- /dɪˈtætʃt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-tacht]
- /dɪˈtætʃt/
Definitions of detached word
- adjective detached Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it. 3
- adjective detached A detached house is one that is not joined to any other house. 3
- adjective detached disconnected or standing apart; not attached 3
- adjective detached having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested 3
- adjective detached working at the clients' normal location rather than from an office; not dependent on premises for providing a service 3
- adjective detached (of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part 3
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Origin of detached
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; detach + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Detached
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
detached popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
detached usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for detached
adj detached
adjective detached
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- disinterested — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
adverb detached
- shag — this dance step.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- unassisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- unaided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- solitarily — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
Antonyms for detached
adj detached
- combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- linked — (of a gene) exhibiting linkage.
- united — made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
adjective detached
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
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