| NOUN | feeling | detachment, withdrawal | avoiding emotional involvement |
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| act | detachment, disengagement | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection | |
| state | detachment, insulation, insularity, insularism | the state of being isolated / isolated or detached | |
| group | detachment | a small unit of troops of special composition | |
| event | detachment, separation, breakup | coming apart |
| Sounds | dihtae'chmahnt; diytae'chmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | avoiding emotional involvement. | |
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| Synonym | withdrawal | |
| Broader | indifference | unbiased impartial unconcern |
| Spanish | distanciamiento, separación | |
| Catalan | separació | |
| Meaning | The act of releasing from an attachment or connection. | |
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| Synonym | disengagement | |
| Broader | separation | The act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Catalan | desconnectar, deslligar | |
| Verbs | detach | cause to become detached or separated |
| Meaning | The state of being isolated / isolated or detached. | |
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| Synonyms | insulation, insularity, insularism | |
| Broader | isolation | A state of separation between persons or groups |
| Spanish | estrechez de miras, insularidad, insularismo | |
| Catalan | estretor d'esperit, visió estreta | |
| Meaning | A small unit of troops of special composition. | |
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| Members | flanker | A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation |
| Narrower | bodyguard | A group of men who escort and protect some important person |
| patrol | A detachment used for security or reconnaissance | |
| picket | A detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack | |
| press gang | A detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy | |
| provost guard | A detachment under the command of a provost marshall | |
| rearguard | A detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body | |
| Broader | army unit | A military unit that is part of an army |
| Spanish | destacamento | |
| Catalan | destacament | |
| Verbs | detach | separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment |
| Meaning | coming apart. | |
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| Synonyms | separation, breakup | |
| Narrower | break | The occurrence of breaking |
| rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out | A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Spanish | alejamiento, desapego, desprendimiento, desunión, separación | |
| Catalan | despreniment, desunió, ruptura, separació | |
| Verbs | detach | come to be detached |
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