Detachment Definition

dĭ-tăchmənt
noun
A detaching; separation.
Webster's New World
The sending of troops or ships on special service.
Webster's New World
The state of being separate or detached.
American Heritage
Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness.
Preserved a chilly detachment in his relations with the family.
American Heritage
Absence of prejudice or bias; disinterest.
Strove to maintain her professional detachment in the case.
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Other Word Forms of Detachment

Noun

Singular:
detachment
Plural:
detachments

Origin of Detachment

  • From French détachement

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Detachment Sentence Examples

  • Lemarrois had just arrived at a gallop with Bonaparte's stern letter, and Murat, humiliated and anxious to expiate his fault, had at once moved his forces to attack the center and outflank both the Russian wings, hoping before evening and before the arrival of the Emperor to crush the contemptible detachment that stood before him.

  • A detachment of this force, consisting of 200 Yaos and Sikhs under Lieut.-Colonel Plunket, was attacked on the 17th of April and overwhelmed.

  • Bronkhorst Spruit, where in December 1880 a detachment of British soldiers was ambushed by the Boers, lies about 30 m.

  • This detachment, commanded by Lord Percy, was assaulted, and returned with heavy loss.

  • In front rode a detachment of Wurttemberg hussars and behind them rode the King of Naples himself accompanied by a numerous suite.

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Words Starting With

DDEDET

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

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