detachment
🇺🇸
/dɪˈtætʃmənt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈtætʃmənt/
noun
R
not feeling emotional about something
He spoke with detachment about the problem.
R
not letting feelings affect your judgment
Good judges need detachment to be fair.
R
a small group of soldiers sent on a special task
A military detachment was sent to help.
R
the act of separating something from where it was attached
The detachment of the part caused the machine to stop.
translation
not feeling emotional about something; not letting feelings affect your judgment; a small group of soldiers sent on a special task; the act of separating something from where it was attached
Word Forms
Plural
detachments