Detachment | Mean of detachment in English Dictionary
/dɪˈtætʃmənt/
- Noun
- lack of emotion or of personal interest
- I wish the article had approached the issue with a bit more detachment.
- In her films she views the modern world with an air/sense of detachment. [=aloofness]
- He was able to discuss their concerns with cool detachment. [=impartiality]
- the act or process of separating something from a larger thing
- The form is perforated to make detachment of the bottom section easier.
- a condition in which something has become separated from something else
- a patient diagnosed with retinal detachment [=a condition in which the retina of the eye is no longer connected to the eye as it should be]
- a group of soldiers who have a special job or function
- A detachment of soldiers was called to assist the police.
- helicopter detachments [=groups of soldiers traveling in helicopters]