detachment

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #17597

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of not being emotionally involved with someone or something.

She spoke about the accident with surprising detachment.
2

noun
The act of separating one thing from another.

The detachment of the trailer from the car took only a minute.
3

noun
A small group of soldiers sent away for a special task.

A detachment was sent to guard the bridge.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of not being... withdrawal

2 noun · the act of separating one... disengagement

Word family

Forms detachments

Derived forms autodetachmentoverdetachmentphotodetachmentredetachmentsemi-detachmentsubdetachment

Related forms selflessness

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Phrases (1)

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olympian detachment
A lofty, aloof calm that seems removed from ordinary concerns.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.

détachement French

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# detachment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 17597

## Meanings
1. A feeling of not being emotionally involved with someone or something.
2. The act of separating one thing from another.
3. A small group of soldiers sent away for a special task.

## Examples
- She spoke about the accident with surprising detachment.
- The detachment of the trailer from the car took only a minute.
- A detachment was sent to guard the bridge.

## Derived Forms
- autodetachment
- overdetachment
- photodetachment
- redetachment
- semi-detachment
- subdetachment

## Related Forms
- selflessness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: détachement

## Etymology
From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.

## AI Etymology
detachment comes from French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment. Current senses include A feeling of not being emotionally involved with someone or something and The act of separating one thing from another. English relatives and later formations include autodetachment, overdetachment, photodetachment, selflessness.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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