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detachment

de·tach·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-tach-muh nt]
    • /dɪˈtætʃ mənt/
    • /dɪˈtætʃ.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-tach-muh nt]
    • /dɪˈtætʃ mənt/

Definitions of detachment word

  • uncountable noun detachment Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no emotional interest in it. 3
  • countable noun detachment A detachment is a group of soldiers who are sent away from the main group to do a special job. 3
  • noun detachment indifference to other people or to one's surroundings; aloofness 3
  • noun detachment freedom from self-interest or bias; disinterest 3
  • noun detachment the act of disengaging or separating something 3
  • noun detachment the condition of being disengaged or separated; disconnection 3

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Origin of detachment

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
From the French word détachement, dating back to 1660-70. See detach, -ment

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Detachment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

detachment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".

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Synonyms for detachment

noun detachment

  • disengagement — the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
  • division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • divorcement — divorce; separation.
  • disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
  • dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.

Antonyms for detachment

noun detachment

  • unification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
  • unity — the state of being one; oneness.
  • juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
  • linkage — the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
  • merger — a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.

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