detachment

Words with a similar base: detachment

'detachment'

[withdrawal.n.04] as in: avoiding emotional involvement

'detachment'

[detachment.n.02] as in: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

'detachment'

[insulation.n.01] as in: the state of being isolated or detached

Examples:
the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel

'detachment'

[detachment.n.04] as in: a small unit of troops of special composition

'detachment'

[separation.n.02] as in: coming apart

Origins

					detachment (English)
└── détachement (French)
    ├── -ment (French)
    └── détacher (French)
        ├── attacher (French)
        ├── dé- (French)
        │   └── des- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        │       └── dis- (Latin)
        └── tacher (French)

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