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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