Detachment — synonyms, definition

1. detachment (Noun)

Disengagement aloneness aloofness apathy apportionment battalion breakup brigade coldness company cut cutting desolation detail dissimilarity dissociation dissolution distinctness distribution disunion • • •

detachment (Noun) — Avoiding emotional involvement.

detachment (Noun) — The act of releasing from an attachment or connection.

detachment (Noun) — The state of being isolated or detached. ex. "the detachment of England was preserved by the English Channel"

detachment (Noun) — A small unit of troops of special composition.

detachment (Noun) — Coming apart.

alteration army unit change indifference isolation modification separation bodyguard breach break falling out patrol picket press gang provost guard rearguard rift rupture severance flanker