Definitions for DETACHMENT
dɪˈtætʃ məntde·tach·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detachment

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

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Army Unit
   • Change
   • Indifference
   • Isolation
   • Separation

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How to pronounce DETACHMENT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DETACHMENT in sign language?

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. 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.

3. Ann Stefanek:

   The commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, has suspended the commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron pending further investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, additionally, the detachment commander overseeing administrative support for Airmen at the unit mobilized for duty under Title 10 USC has also been suspended.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DETACHMENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Detachment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DETACHMENT
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DETACHMENT
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DETACHMENT
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=DETACHMENT
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=DETACHMENT