Meaning

8 senses
  1. (uncountable)The action of detaching; separation.

    Ablösung, Loslösung, Abtrennung

    отделе́ниеotdelénije

    відді́ленняviddílennja, відокре́мленняvidokrémlennja, віді́рваністьvidírvanistʹ

  2. (uncountable)The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.

    the state of being isolated or detached

  3. (uncountable)Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.

    Verschlossenheit, Losgelöstheit

    отчуждённостьotčuždjónnostʹ, отрешённостьotrešónnostʹ

    відчу́женістьvidčúženistʹ, відчу́женняvidčúžennja, безстра́сністьbezstrásnistʹ

  4. (uncountable)Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.

    непредвзя́тостьnepredvzjátostʹ, беспристра́стностьbespristrástnostʹ

    відді́ленняviddílennja, безсторо́нністьbezstorónnistʹ, безстра́сністьbezstrásnistʹ

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

    Staffel, Abteilung, Kommando

    отря́дotrjád, отделе́ниеotdelénije

    загі́нzahín, ви́праваvýprava, відді́ленняviddílennja

    a small unit of troops of special composition

  6. (countable)The unit so dispatched.

  7. (countable)A permanent unit organized for special duties.

  8. (countable)Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Does detachment from the world really prevent suffering?

    Чи відстороненість від світу справді запобігає стражданням?

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  2. I had retinal detachment five years ago.

    ruПять лет назад у меня было отслоение сетчатки.

    deVor fünf Jahren hatte ich eine Netzhautablösung.

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  3. I was impressed by his general detachment from others.

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  4. My brothers have always shown emotional detachment toward me.

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  5. Chigurh, a professional assassin, operates with a sense of calculated detachment.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
separation:
indifference:
impartiality:
military unit:
Русский
By meaning 4
separation:
indifference:
impartiality:
military unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
separation:
indifference:
military unit:

Origin

From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.

From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.

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Forms

plural: detachments
Singulardetachment
Pluraldetachments

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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