detachment

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun avoiding emotional involvement
  2. noun the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
  3. noun the state of being isolated or detached

Etymology

From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.

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Synonyms

withdrawal

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
indifference

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