Detachment - Definition

detachment

n 1: avoiding emotional involvement [syn: withdrawal,
detachment]
2: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn:
detachment, disengagement]
3: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of
England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn:
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment]
4: a small unit of troops of special composition
5: coming apart [syn: separation, breakup, detachment]

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