Definition of 'detached'
1. adjective
Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
2. adjective
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SIMILAR WORDS: inˈdifferent
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detachedly (deˈtachedly)
adverb
detachedness (deˈtachedness)
noun
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detached in American English
(dɪˈtætʃt)
adjective
SYNONYMS 3. uninvolved, neutral, evenhanded, dispassionate, unprejudiced.ANTONYMS 1, 2. attached.1.
not attached; separated
a detached ticket stub
2.
having no wall in common with another building (opposed to attached)
a detached house
4.
not involved or concerned; aloof
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Derived forms
detachedly (dɪˈtætʃɪdli, -ˈtætʃtli) adverb
detachedness
noun
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[1700–10; detach + -ed2]Word Frequency
detached in British English
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British English: detached
ADJECTIVE /dɪˈtætʃt/
Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
He tries to remain emotionally detached from the prisoners, but fails.
- American English: detached /dɪˈtætʃt/
- Brazilian Portuguese: distanciado
- Chinese: 超然的
- European Spanish: indiferente
- French: détaché
- German: distanziert
- Italian: distaccato
- Japanese: 距離を置いた
- Korean: 거리를 두는
- European Portuguese: distanciado
- Spanish: indiferente
- Thai: วางเฉย
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