detachment
The action of detachingThe action of detaching; separation.
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» Does detachment from the world really prevent suffering?
Чи відстороненість від світу справді запобігає стражданням? — pinaxe
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Examples
11 sentencesDoes detachment from the world really prevent suffering?
Чи відстороненість від світу справді запобігає стражданням? — pinaxe
I had retinal detachment five years ago.
ruПять лет назад у меня было отслоение сетчатки. — heccele
deVor fünf Jahren hatte ich eine Netzhautablösung. — Yorwba
I was impressed by his general detachment from others.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable)The action of detaching; separation.
Ablösung, Loslösung, Abtrennung
отделе́ниеotdelénije
відді́ленняviddílennja, відокре́мленняvidokrémlennja, віді́рваністьvidírvanistʹ
(countable)A permanent unit organized for special duties.
a small unit of troops of special composition
(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
More meanings 5
(uncountable)Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
Verschlossenheit, Losgelöstheit
отчуждённостьotčuždjónnostʹ, отрешённостьotrešónnostʹ
відчу́женістьvidčúženistʹ, відчу́женняvidčúžennja, безстра́сністьbezstrásnistʹ
(uncountable)Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
непредвзя́тостьnepredvzjátostʹ, беспристра́стностьbespristrástnostʹ
відді́ленняviddílennja, безсторо́нністьbezstorónnistʹ, безстра́сністьbezstrásnistʹ
(uncountable)The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
(countable)The unit so dispatched.
(countable)Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
Origin
From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.
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Forms
plural: detachments| Singular | detachment |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- avoiding emotional involvement:withdrawal
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection:disengagement
- the state of being isolated or detached:insulationinsularityinsularism
- coming apart:separationbreakup
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.