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nounthe act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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nounthe state of being isolated or detached
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nounavoiding emotional involvement
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nouncoming apart
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nouna small unit of troops of special compositiontype of:
Definition that contains detachment
- patrol a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
- philosophical characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
- picket a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- rearguard a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
- dryness objectivity and detachment
- philosophic characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
- secondment the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
- dispassion objectivity and detachment
- flanker a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
- press gang a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy