detachment
noun
[ dɪˈtatʃm(ə)nt ]
• the state of being objective or aloof.
• "he felt a sense of detachment from what was going on"
Similar:
objectivity,
dispassion,
dispassionateness,
disinterest,
indifference,
aloofness,
remoteness,
distance,
open-mindedness,
neutrality,
lack of bias,
lack of prejudice,
impartiality,
fairness,
fair-mindedness,
equitability,
even-handedness,
unselfishness,
• a group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission.
• "a detachment of Marines"
Similar:
unit,
detail,
squad,
troop,
contingent,
outfit,
task force,
crew,
patrol,
section,
formation,
squadron,
flight,
division,
platoon,
company,
corps,
regiment,
brigade,
battalion,
force,
garrison,
legion,
• the action or process of detaching; separation.
• "structural problems resulted in cracking and detachment of the wall"
Similar:
loosening,
disconnection,
unfastening,
disengagement,
parting,
separation,
uncoupling,
removal,
loosing,
untying,
unhitching,
undoing,
unhooking,
unbuttoning,
unzipping,
freeing,
severing,
pulling off,
cutting off,
hacking off,
chopping off,
pruning,
breaking off,
disuniting,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French détachement, from détacher ‘to detach’ (see detach).
