detachment

CEFRC1

/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of separating something from what it is attached to.

  2. 02

    noun

    A lack of emotional involvement or concern.

Examples

  • Detachment provides perspective, which in turn permits a certain amount of pattern recognition.

  • I had retinal detachment five years ago.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.

  2. The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.

  3. The action of detaching; separation.

More examples

In context

  • Does detachment from the world really prevent suffering?

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

His emotional blank from the tragedy worried his close friends a lot.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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