detachment
Cool, removed composure
Detachment is the state of being separate or disconnected from something.
Emotional detachment means not being personally invested: She viewed the situation with cool detachment.
A detachment is also a military unit separated from a larger force for a special assignment: A detachment of soldiers secured the bridge.
The word can suggest either admirable objectivity or troubling indifference, depending on context.
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- indifferenceLack of interest
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
coldness · remoteness · distance · reserve · withdrawal · numbness · apathy · unconcern
Freedom from prejudice
- neutralityState of taking sides
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
nonpartisanship · balance · evenhandedness · unbiasedness · perspective · clarity · discernment · judiciousness
Small infantry formation
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
division · corps · unit · garrison · squad · outpost · patrol · reconnaissance
Unshakable mental steadiness
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
serenity · liberation · acceptance · surrender · inner peace · freedom · enlightenment · release
State of being severed
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
- uncouplingAct of disconnecting
removal · splitting · dissociation · loosening · unfastening · extraction · dislodgment · partition
aloofness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- indifferenceLack of interest
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
stoicism · coldness · remoteness · distance · reserve · withdrawal · numbness · apathy · unconcern · insouciance
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- neutralityState of taking sides
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- disinterestAbsence of bias
open-mindedness · nonpartisanship · balance · evenhandedness · unbiasedness · perspective · clarity · discernment · judiciousness · equanimity
platoon
Small infantry formation
brigade · division · corps · unit · garrison · squad · outpost · patrol · reconnaissance · deployment
equanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
transcendence · serenity · liberation · acceptance · surrender · inner peace · freedom · enlightenment · release · contentment
disconnection
State of being severed
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
uncoupling · removal · splitting · dissociation · loosening · unfastening · extraction · dislodgment · partition · breaking away
- impersonalitycoldness, emotional distance, depersonalization, facelessness, anonymity
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- organized groupsbattalion, brigade, corps, squad, unit
- personality traitsextraversion, agreeableness, introvert, neuroticism, temperament
- breaking apartsplit, rupture, fracture, snap, chip
- disconnectiondisconnection, unplug, sever, separation, isolate
detachmentattachment
Connection or fondness
connection · closeness · intimacy · devotion · warmth
detachmentbias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
partiality · partisanship · prejudice · favoritism · one-sidedness
detachmentattachment
Connection or fondness
connection · linkage · union · merger · combination
- emotional detachmentWithdrawal from feelings
- retinal detachmentPhotoreceptor layer separates from eye
- ironic detachmentEmotional distance via cynicism
- spiritual detachmentRenouncing material and emotional bonds