Detachment: meaning, definitions and examples
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detachment
[ dɪˈtætʃmənt ]
mental state
The state of being detached or disconnected; indifference or lack of emotional involvement.
Synonyms
aloofness, disinterest, indifference
Examples of usage
- He maintained a sense of detachment from the situation.
- She approached the problem with a sense of detachment.
military context
The action or process of disconnecting or separating; the state of being separated from a military unit.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The detachment of troops moved silently through the forest.
- He was assigned to a special detachment for the mission.
Translations
Translations of the word "detachment" in other languages:
🇵🇹 destacamento
- desapego
- separação
🇮🇳 अलगाव
- पृथक्करण
- टुकड़ी
🇩🇪 Abteilung
- Loslösung
- Abtrennung
🇮🇩 detasemen
- ketidakmelekatan
- pemisahan
🇺🇦 відокремлення
- відчуженість
- загін
🇵🇱 oddział
- oderwanie
- odłączenie
🇯🇵 分離
- 脱離
- 分遣隊
🇫🇷 détachement
- désengagement
- séparation
🇪🇸 desapego
- destacamento
- separación
🇹🇷 ayrılma
- kopma
- müfreze
🇰🇷 분리
- 이탈
- 부대
🇸🇦 انفصال
- انفكاك
- مفرزة
🇨🇿 oddělení
- odloučení
- oddíl
🇸🇰 oddelenie
- odlúčenie
- oddiel
🇨🇳 分离
- 脱离
- 支队
🇸🇮 ločitev
- ločenost
- oddelek
🇮🇸 aðskilnaður
- fjarlægð
- sveit
🇰🇿 бөліну
- бөлектену
- бөлім
🇬🇪 გამოყოფა
- განცალკევება
- რაზმი
🇦🇿 ayrılma
- ayrılma
- dəstə
🇲🇽 desapego
- destacamento
- separación
Word origin
The word 'detachment' originated from the Old French word 'détachement', which is derived from the verb 'détacher' meaning 'to detach'. The term has been used in English since the early 17th century, originally in a military context to refer to a group of soldiers detached from a main body for a special mission. Over time, the word has also come to be used in a more general sense to describe a state of being disconnected or indifferent.
See also: detach, detachable, detachably, detached.