Definitions for detachment

detachment de·tach·ment

Spelling: [dih-tach-muh nt]
IPA: /dɪˈtætʃ mənt/

Detachment is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 445 anagrams from letters in detachment (acdeehmntt).

Definitions for detachment

noun

  1. the act of detaching.
  2. the condition of being detached.
  3. aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.
  4. freedom from prejudice or partiality.
  5. the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships.
  6. the body of troops or ships so detached.

Origin of detachment

From the French word détachement, dating back to 1660-70. See detach, -ment

Examples for detachment

His example was followed by Torres, who commanded the other detachment.

But this detachment gives the biography a dutiful, going-through-the-motions tone.

When the detachment arrived, nothing was left for them but plunder.

A detachment of six volunteers, led by Lt. Alexandre Rosenberg, planned to stop the train at Aulnay, in the suburbs of Paris.

No because I want to preserve as much as possible my detachment and impartiality.

Her detachment had impressed Chief Inspector Heat all along.

This composite body of troops has been called Geddes's detachment.

That sense of detachment from the caprices of Mother Nature is pretty unique in human history.

"There's a detachment moving in there from the south," said the Governor.

The pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.

Word Value for detachment
Scrable

18

Words with friends

20

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