1. The act of releasing from an attachment or connection
   "The detachment of the space shuttle from the launch vehicle was a critical moment";
   - disengagement
    
2. The state of being isolated or detached
   "the detachment of England was preserved by the English Channel";
   - insulation, insularity, insularism
    
3. Avoiding emotional involvement
   "She maintained a detachment from office politics";
   - withdrawal
    
4. A small unit of troops of special composition
   "A detachment was sent to secure the bridge"
    
5. Coming apart
   "The detachment of the barnacles from the ship's hull required scraping";
   - separation, breakup

Derived forms: detachments

Type of: alteration, army unit, change, indifference, isolation, modification, separation

Encyclopedia: Detachment