detachment
[noun]
Synonyms:
- indifference, aloofness, coolness, nonchalance, remoteness, unconcern
- impartiality, fairness, neutrality, objectivity
- unit, body, force, party, patrol, squad, task force

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧tach‧ment /dɪˈtætʃmənt/ noun
[Word Family: noun: attachment, detachment; adjective: attached ≠ unattached ≠ detached, detachable; verb: attach ≠ detach]

1. [uncountable] the state of not reacting to or being involved in something in an emotional way Antonym : involvement
detachment from
He felt a sense of detachment from what was happening around him.

2. [countable] a group of soldiers who are sent away from a larger group to do a special job

3. [singular, uncountable] formal when something becomes separated from something else
detachment of
detachment of the retina

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

detachment
noun
ADJ. complete | clinical, professional She gazed at the body with almost clinical detachment.
cool | critical | emotional
VERB + DETACHMENT have, show He shows impartiality and detachment.
PREP. with ~ She watched with complete detachment as the others made all the preparations.
~ from his increasing detachment from reality
PHRASES an air of detachment, a feeling/sense of detachment

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