What does Detachment mean?

Definitions for Detachment
dɪˈtætʃ məntde·tach·ment

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Detachment.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. withdrawal, detachmentnoun

    avoiding emotional involvement

  2. detachment, disengagementnoun

    the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

  3. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachmentnoun

    the state of being isolated or detached

    "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

  4. detachmentnoun

    a small unit of troops of special composition

  5. separation, breakup, detachmentnoun

    coming apart

Wiktionary

  1. detachmentnoun

    The action of detaching; separation.

  2. detachmentnoun

    The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.

  3. detachmentnoun

    Indifference to the concerns of others; aloofness.

  4. detachmentnoun

    Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.

  5. detachmentnoun

    The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission.

  6. detachmentnoun

    The unit so dispatched.

  7. detachmentnoun

    A permanent unit organized for special duties.

  8. detachmentnoun

    Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

  9. Etymology: From détachement

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Detachmentnoun

    A body of troops sent out from the main army.

    Etymology: from detach.

    The Czar dispatched instructions to send out detachments of his cavalry, to prevent the king of Sweden’s joining his army. Tatler, №. 55.

    Besides materials, which are brute and blind,
    Did not this work require a knowing mind?
    Who for the task should fit detachments chuse
    From all the atoms. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

ChatGPT

  1. detachment

    Detachment refers to the state of being disinterested or uninvolved. It typically involves emotional indifference or avoidance of emotional involvement, often as a form of self-protection. Detachment can also refer to lack of bias or partiality. In a physical context, it can mean the act of separating or disconnecting something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Detachmentnoun

    the act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached

  2. Detachmentnoun

    that which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service

  3. Detachmentnoun

    abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. dtachement.]

Wikidata

  1. Detachment

    Detachment, also expressed as non-attachment, is a state in which a person overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things, people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. detachment

    1. A part of a unit separated from its main organization for duty elsewhere. 2. A temporary military or naval unit formed from other units or parts of units. Also called DET.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. detachment

    A force detached from the main body for employment on any particular service.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. detachment

    In military affairs, an uncertain number of men drawn out from several regiments or camps equally, to march or be employed as the general may think proper, whether on an attack, at a siege, or in parties to scour the country. A detachment of 2000 or 3000 men is a command for a general officer, 800 for a colonel, 500 for lieutenant-colonel, 200 or 300 for a major, 80 or 100 for a captain, 40 for a lieutenant, 12 for a sergeant, and 6 for a corporal.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Detachment in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Detachment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Detachment in a Sentence

  1. Kane Ray:

    In the A320 family, accidents and incidents range from fan-cowl detachment, landing gear collapse, bird strikes, right through to hull losses through pilot error, most aircraft have teething problems, and in most cases, these are eradicated. Very rarely, these issues cause disasters -- largely because of a culmination of factors that lead to the event.

  2. Edward Ramotowski:

    All applicable security checks were done for that individual, Ms. Malik, that includes an immigrant visa interview, it includes facial recognition screening, it includes interagency counterterrorism screening, it included a review by the visa security unit of immigration and customs enforcement, which as a detachment in Islamabad in our embassy there and it included the full biometric fingerprint checks and in all cases, the results of those checks were clear. There were no indications of any ill intent by that individual at the time the visa was issued.

  3. W. Somerset Maugham:

    Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.

  4. James Cason:

    We had a cipher code clerk go to a bar and be approached by a good looking person, when the wife of the (head of Marine detachment) went on vacation, two blondes knocked on the door and asked if he wanted company.

  5. Devon Jerome Crawford:

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is implicated in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, this killing indicates the detachment of city leaders from the plight of black, teenage youth on the South Side of Chicago and a willingness by the city to criminalize blackness as opposed to reforming structural inequality.

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Translations for Detachment

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  • откъсване, чета, отделяне, безпристрастност, отряд, отчужденостBulgarian
  • taĉmentoEsperanto
  • puolueettomuus, välinpitämättömyys, erillisosasto, irrallisuusFinnish
  • leválásHungarian
  • detasemenIndonesian
  • distaccamento, imparzialità, distacco, oggettivitàItalian
  • detachement, losraking, scheiding, afstandelijkheid, onpartijdigheid, detachering, gereserveerdheidDutch
  • detașament, indiferență, despărțire, obiectivitate, detașare, separare, desprindere, imparțialitateRomanian
  • отделе́ние, отрядRussian
  • роз'єднання, відірваність, безсторонність, відокремлення, відчуження, відділення, відчуженість, безстрасність, загінUkrainian
  • 支队Chinese

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