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
withdrawal, detachmentnoun
avoiding emotional involvement
detachment, disengagementnoun
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachmentnoun
the state of being isolated or detached
"the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
detachmentnoun
a small unit of troops of special composition
separation, breakup, detachmentnoun
coming apart
Wiktionary
detachmentnoun
The action of detaching; separation.
detachmentnoun
The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
detachmentnoun
Indifference to the concerns of others; aloofness.
detachmentnoun
Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
detachmentnoun
The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission.
detachmentnoun
The unit so dispatched.
detachmentnoun
A permanent unit organized for special duties.
detachmentnoun
Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
Etymology: From détachement
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Detachmentnoun
the act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached
Detachmentnoun
that which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service
Detachmentnoun
abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation
Etymology: [Cf. F. dtachement.]
Wikidata
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
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
detachment
A force detached from the main body for employment on any particular service.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DETACHMENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DETACHMENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of DETACHMENT in a Sentence
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.
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.
So there's a certain detachment.
He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.
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.
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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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