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detached

de·tac·hed

UK/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/ US/dəˈtæt͡ʃt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

showing lack of emotional involvement

  • “adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair” J.S.Perelman
  • “she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she”
  • “;”
2.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

  • “she felt detached from the group”
  • “could not remain the isolated figure he had been” Sherwood Anderson
  • “thought of herself as alone and separated from the others”
  • “had a set-apart feeling”
3.

no longer connected or joined

  • “a detached part”
  • “on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached”
  • “the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases”
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4.

used of buildings; standing apart from others

  • “detached houses”
  • “a detached garage”
5.

not fixed in position

  • “the detached shutter fell on him”
  • “he pulled his arm free and ran”
Synonyms
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Phrases

  • detached from reality
  • detached garage
  • detached house
  • detached work

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