detachment
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(noun) the act of releasing from an attachment or connection |
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Synonyms: disengagement |
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Related Words: separation |
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| 2. |
(noun) a small unit of troops of special composition |
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Related Words: army unit, bodyguard, guard, patrol, picket, press gang, provost guard, rearguard |
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| 3. |
(noun) avoiding emotional involvement |
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Synonyms: withdrawal |
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Related Words: indifference |
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| 4. |
(noun) coming apart |
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Synonyms: breakup, separation |
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Related Words: alteration, breach, break, change, falling out, modification, rift, rupture, severance |
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| 5. |
(noun) the state of being insulated |
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Synonyms: insularism, insularity, insulation |
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Related Words: isolation |
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