Definitions for attachment

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attachment at·tach·ment

Spelling: [uh-tach-muh nt]

IPA: /əˈtætʃ mənt/

Attachment is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 311 anagrams from letters in attachment (aacehmnttt).

Definitions for attachment

noun

1. an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
2. a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard:
3. Psychology. an emotional bond between an infant or toddler and primary caregiver, a strong bond being vital for the child’s normal behavioral and social development. an enduring emotional bond that develops between one adult and another in an intimate relationship: See also attachment disorder, attachment theory.
4. something that attaches; a fastening or tie:
5. an additional or supplementary device:
6. Law. seizure of property or person by legal authority, especially seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
7. something attached, as a document added to a letter.
8. a computer or electronic file sent with an email.

Origin of attachment

1400-50; late Middle English attachement seizure Anglo-French. See attach, -ment

Examples for attachment

This satisfied him, for he cared nothing for the attachment of those under his command.

What I value him so much for it his fidelity to myself, and his attachment to the whole family.

And had not I proofs of his generous conduct and attachment to me?

The problem with this attachment to a particular place, though, is that it can seem limiting.

For those in the movement, this means cultivating an attachment to Israel while fostering critical thinking.

The combination of emotional abuse and overt sexualization resulted in an attachment disorder.

To increase the attachment of our people to the Union, our laws should be just.

Yet he made a rare exception for 'Ocean,' confirming his attachment to it.

I shall trouble you meanwhile to prevent his forming any other attachment when he comes to town.

The locals worship their ancestors, and their attachment to family land is almost visceral.