detachment

Meanings

Plural: detachments

Noun

• avoiding emotional involvement
• the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
• the state of being isolated or detached
• a small unit of troops of special composition
• coming apart
• The action of detaching; separation.
• The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
• Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
• Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
• The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
• The unit so dispatched.
• A permanent unit organized for special duties.
• Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

Synonyms

breakup, disengagement, insularism, insularity, insulation, separation, withdrawal