detached

UK: /dɪˈtætʃt/ US: /dɪˈtætʃt/ ,(di tacht′)

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de•tached /dɪˈtætʃt/   adj. 

1. not attached;
   separated:
   a detached ticket stub.
2. Architecture having no wall in common with another building:
   a detached house.
3. impartial or objective;
   neutral:
   a detached judgment.
4. not involved or concerned;
   aloof:
   felt detached from the problem.

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de•tached  (di tacht′), adj. 

1. not attached; separated:
   a detached ticket stub.
2. having no wall in common with another building (opposed to attached):
   a detached house.
3. impartial or objective;
   disinterested;
   unbiased:
   a detached judgment.
4. not involved or concerned;
   aloof.

• detach + -ed² 1700–10

de•tached•ly  (di tach′id lē, -tacht′lē), adv.  de•tach′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 3. uninvolved, neutral, evenhanded, dispassionate, unprejudiced.

Antonyms

• 1, 2. attached.

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detached / dɪˈtætʃt/ adjective

1. disconnected or standing apart; not attached: a detached house
2. having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested
3. (of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part

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de•tach /dɪˈtætʃ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to unfasten and separate;
   disconnect:
   Detach the trailer from the car.
2. Military to send (a regiment, vehicle, etc.) on a special mission:
   A plane was detached to search for survivors.

de•tach•a•ble, adj. 

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de•tach  (di tach′), v.t. 

1. to unfasten and separate;
   disengage;
   disunite.
2. Military to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.

• Middle French détacher, Old French destachier; see dis-¹, attach
• 1470–80

de•tach′a•ble, adj. 
de•tach′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
de•tach′a•bly, adv. 
de•tach′er, n. 

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detach / dɪˈtætʃ/ verb (transitive)

1. to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect
2. to separate (a small unit) from a larger one, esp for a special assignment

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French destachier, from des- dis-¹ + attachier to attach