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detachment
noun as in disconnection
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noun as in aloofness
noun as in military troop
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Example Sentences
Killing from the sky has long offered the sort of detachment that warfare on the ground can’t match.
When situated within this broader context of a professed commitment to scientific detachment, Oppenheimer’s behavior becomes more intelligible.
I think there’s a detachment between the person and the people.
Group Captain Henton's biography on the RAF's website states that she "has served at RAF Stations in the UK, and completed worldwide deployments and detachments".
His Leo makes little effort to fit in, and he’s resented all the more for his lofty detachment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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