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Definition of Detachment

1. Noun. Avoiding emotional involvement.

2. Noun. The act of releasing from an attachment or connection.

3. Noun. The state of being isolated or detached. "The insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

4. Noun. A small unit of troops of special composition.

5. Noun. Coming apart.

Definition of Detachment

1. n. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

Definition of Detachment

1. Noun. The action of detaching; separation. ¹

2. Noun. The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. ¹

3. Noun. Indifference to the concerns of others; aloofness. ¹

4. Noun. Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. ¹

5. Noun. (uncountable military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission. ¹

6. Noun. (countable military) The unit so dispatched. ¹

7. Noun. (countable military) A permanent unit organized for special duties. ¹

8. Noun. Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Detachment

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Detachment

1. 1. A voluntary or involuntary feeling or emotion that accompanies a sense of separation from normal associations or environment. 2. Separation of a structure from its support. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Detachment

detachableness detachably detached detached cranial section detached craniotomy detached house detached houses detached retina detachedly detachedness

detachednesses detacher detachers detaches detaching detachment (current term) detachment of the retina detachments detacht detag

detagged detagging detags detail detail file detailed detailed balance detailedly detailedness detailednesses

Literary usage of Detachment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"detachment of the retina, being secondary to retraction of the vitreous, ... Upon systematically questioning patients suffering from detachment, ..."

2. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1891)
"abled ships safe to New York, and follow his detachment with the remainder. Imagining it to be not unlikely, that he may think it advisable to employ his ..."

3. The History of British India by James Mill (1848)
"defended by a greatly superior number of the BOOK in. enemy who behaved with " spirit; and success was J not attained without loss. A stronger detachment ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"Vail, DT: detachment of the Retina. Arch. Ophth., 1920, xlix, 553. Vail states again a theory of his own regarding the etiology of detachment of the retina ..."

5. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Lieutenant Malcolm, of the 41st, was appointed town major. same time a squadron, with a detachment under Colonel Symes, stood for the bay. ..."

6. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See DETAIL. detachment, n. 1. separation, disconnection (chiefly spec. ... S. In mil. use: body, party, detachment; spec, picket, patrol, party. detail, ..."

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