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- DictionaryDe·tach·ment/dəˈtaCHm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the state of being objective or aloof: "he felt a sense of detachment from what was going on"
- 2. a group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission: "a detachment of Marines"
noun. : the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service. : a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition. : indifference to worldly concerns : aloofness.
DETACHMENT definition: 1. a group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty…. Learn more.
noun. the act of detaching. the condition of being detached. detached. aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others. Synonyms: coolness, unconcern, indifference. freedom from prejudice or partiality. the act of sending out a detached detached force of troops or naval ships.
DETACHMENT meaning: 1. a group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty…. Learn more.
A state of being distant or standoffish is detachment. Your detachment might mean that you don't cry on the last day of school with all your friends — you're just not that emotionally involved.
detachment. noun. /dɪˈtætʃmənt/. /dɪˈtætʃmənt/. [uncountable] the state of not being involved in something in an emotional or personal way. He answered with an air of detachment. She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. opposite involvement.
Anglais. Français. detachment n. figurative (indifference) (indifférence) détachement nm. He had an air of detachment about the award because he had won it before. Il avait un air de détachement quant au prix qu'il avait reçu car il l'avait déjà gagné auparavant. detachment n. (military unit) (Militaire)
DETACHMENT meaning: 1 : lack of emotion or of personal interest; 2 : the act or process of separating something from a larger thing
Detachment definition: The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
Français. Anglais. détachement nm. (désintérêt) detachment, lack of interest n. Son détachement n'est qu'apparent, il est en vérité bouleversé par cette histoire. He only seems to have a lack of interest; in reality he is deeply moved by this story. détachement nm. (section militaire)
