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detachment
 
Noun detachment has 5 senses
  1. withdrawal, detachment - avoiding emotional involvement
    --1 is a kind of indifference
  2. detachment, disengagement - the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
    --2 is a kind of separation
    Derived form: verb detach1
  3. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment - the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
    --3 is a kind of isolation
  4. detachment - a small unit of troops of special composition
    --4 is a kind of     army unit
    --4 has member: flanker
    --4 has particulars:
     guard, bodyguard; patrol; picket; press gang; provost guard; rearguard
    Derived form: verb detach2
  5. separation, breakup, detachment - coming apart
    --5 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
    --5 has particulars:
     rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out; break
    Derived form: verb detach3
detach detach from detachable detache detached detached house detached retina detaching detachment detachment of the retina detachments detail-oriented detail detail file detailed-oriented detailed detailers

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