simple past tense and past participle of detach
"The soldiers detached from the main unit to secure the perimeter before dawn."
In plain English: To detach something means to separate it from what it is attached to so that it can move freely on its own.
"She was detached from reality after spending too long staring at the screen."
showing lack of emotional involvement
"adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"
"she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"
"an uninvolved bystander"
Not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to.
"The detached garage stands alone at the end of the driveway, separate from the main house."
In plain English: Detached means being emotionally distant and not caring deeply about what is happening around you.
"She moved into her new detached house on the edge of town."
Usage: Use detached when describing an object that has been removed or is no longer connected, such as a house with a separate garage rather than one joined by walls. Avoid confusing this physical separation with emotional distance unless the context clearly implies both meanings simultaneously.