"detached" in the verb sense

1. detach

cause to become detached or separated take off

"detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

2. detach

separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

"detach a regiment"

3. detach, come off, come away

come to be detached

"His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

"detached" in the adjective sense

1. degage, detached, uninvolved

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's not hypocritically effusive"

"an uninvolved bystander"

2. detached, isolated, separated, set-apart

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. detached, separated

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"

4. detached

used of buildings standing apart from others

"detached houses"

"a detached garage"

5. detached, unaffectionate, uncaring

lacking affection or warm feeling

"an uncaring person"

6. detached, free

not fixed in position

"the detached shutter fell on him"

"he pulled his arm free and ran"

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