| Noun | 1. | detachment - avoiding emotional involvement | |
| 2. | detachment - the act of releasing from an attachment or connection | |
| 3. | detachment - the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups | |
| 4. | detachment - a small unit of troops of special compositionarmy unit - a military unit that is part of an army bodyguard, guard - a group of men who escort and protect some important person patrol - a detachment used for security or reconnaissance picket - a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack press gang - a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy provost guard - a detachment under the command of a provost marshall rearguard - a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body flanker - a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation | |
| 5. | detachment - coming apartalteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" break - the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" | |