detachment🔊

The action of detaching; separation.

The state of being disconnected; insulation.

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

Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.

(military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.

(military) The unit so dispatched.

(military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.

Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.