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detachment
[ dih-tach-muhnt ]
noun
- the act of detaching.
- aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.
Synonyms: , ,
- freedom from prejudice or partiality.
detachment
/ »åɪˈ³Ùæ³Ùʃ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /
noun
- indifference to other people or to one's surroundings; aloofness
- freedom from self-interest or bias; disinterest
- the act of disengaging or separating something
- the condition of being disengaged or separated; disconnection
- military
- the separation of a small unit from its main body, esp of ships or troops
- the unit so detached
- a branch office of a police force
- logic the rule whereby the consequent of a true conditional statement, given the truth of its antecedent, may be asserted on its own See also modus ponens
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôd±ð·³Ù²¹³¦³óm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
- ±è°ù±ðd±ð·³Ù²¹³¦³óm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of detachment1
Example Sentences
“A branch factory in occupied Czechoslovakia ensured that the troops pushing eastward, brutalizing and murdering, burning entire villages to the ground, could do so with radiant teeth,†Dunthorne writes, combining ironic detachment with horror.
The jargon used in scientific reports and global climate conferences also creates a sense of detachment that dulls the living things it refers to.
From his principle of superpower detachment, de Gaulle conjured the notion of France's sovereign nuclear deterrent – whose existence is now at the centre of debates over European security.
CNN analyst and former FAA inspector David Soucie said the plane had broken apart as it had meant to, with the detachment the wings stopping the fuselage ripping apart.
“The art of detachment doesn’t mean that you don’t do your job 1,000%,†he says.
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