ALL meanings of detachment
de·tach·ment
D d - 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
- noun detachment the separation of a small unit from its main body, esp of ships or troops 3
- noun detachment the unit so detached 3
- noun detachment a branch office of a police force 3
- noun detachment the rule whereby the consequent of a true conditional statement, given the truth of its antecedent, may be asserted on its own 3
- noun detachment a detaching; separation 3
- noun detachment the sending of troops or ships on special service 3
- noun detachment a unit of troops separated from a larger unit for special duty 3
- noun detachment a small permanent unit organized for special service 3
- noun detachment the state of being disinterested, impartial, or aloof 3
- noun detachment The state of being objective or aloof. 1
- noun detachment the act of detaching. 1
- noun detachment the condition of being detached. 1
- noun detachment aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others. 1
- noun detachment freedom from prejudice or partiality. 1
- noun detachment the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships. 1
- noun detachment the body of troops or ships so detached. 1
- noun detachment indifference 1
- noun detachment military unit 1
- noun detachment removal 1
- noun detachment (Uncountable Noun) The action of detaching; separation. 0
- noun detachment (Uncountable Noun) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. 0
- noun detachment (Uncountable Noun) Indifference to the concerns of others; aloofness. 0
- noun detachment (Uncountable Noun) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. 0
- noun detachment (Uncountable Noun) (military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission. 0
- noun detachment (Countable Noun) (military) The unit so dispatched. 0
- noun detachment (Countable Noun) (military) A permanent unit organized for special duties. 0
- noun detachment (Countable Noun) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. 0