Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Detachment has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
avoiding emotional involvement
"She maintained a professional detachment during the funeral to ensure she could handle all the necessary arrangements for her family."
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
"The surgeon performed a successful detachment of the organ to ensure it could be safely transplanted."
the state of being isolated or detached
"the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
a small unit of troops of special composition
"The general ordered his detachment to secure the bridge before the enemy reinforcements could arrive."
coming apart
"The old wooden fence began to show signs of detachment as a strong wind ripped the boards loose from their posts."
The action of detaching; separation.
"The mechanic spent an hour carefully cutting the bolt to achieve a clean detachment from the engine block."