I had retinal detachment five years ago.
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Detachment
//dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt//
Synonyms for "detachment" (362 found)
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Closest matches (73)
separationsquadwithdrawalabstractionabuliaaccidiaacediaadjunctage groupalienationalonenessaloofnessanxietyanxiety equivalentanxiety stateapartheidapartnessapathyarmyarmy group
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ataraxiaataraxybackwardnessbandbashfulnessbattalionbatterybattle groupbenumbednessbevyblahblahsblanknessbodyboredombreakupbrigadebunchcabalcadrecarelessnesscastcasualnesscatatonic stuporcelibacychillchillinessclearancecliquecohortcoldnesscolumncomatosenesscombat commandcombat teamcompanycomplementcomponentcompulsionconstraintcontingentcoolnesscorpscoteriecoveycrewcross sectioncrowddeactivationdejectiondemobilizationdeportation
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (108)
depressiondetachingdetaildiasporadisarticulationdisassociationdisbandmentdiscarddisconnectednessdisconnectiondiscontinuitydiscreetnessdiscretiondisengagementdisintegrationdisinterestdisinterestednessdisjointingdisjunctiondislocation
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dismissaldisorganizationdispassiondispassionatenessdispersaldispersiondisposaldispositiondisregarddisregardfulnessdissolutiondistancedisuniondivisiondivorcedivorcementdoledullnesseasygoingnessejectionelationeliminationemotionalismequanimityequitabilityeradicationeuphoriaevenhandednessexileexpatriationexpressionlessnessexpulsionfactionfairnessfield armyfield trainfilefleetflying columnfolie du doutefractionfrigidityfrostinessganggarrisongroupgroupinggroupmentguardednessheartlessnesshebetudeheedlessnesshopelessnesshypochondriahysteriahystericsicinessimpartialityimpassivenessimpassivityimpersonalityin-groupinaccessibilityinappetenceinattentionincoherenceincuriosityincuriousnessindifferenceindifferentismindifferentnessindiscriminationinexcitabilityingroupinsensibilityinsoucianceinstallmentinsulationintellectual inertiaintroversionisolationisolationismitemjim crow
Noun(4 words)
Related words (181)
juntajustnesskeeping apartkitchen policekplack of affectlack of appetitelack of interestlackadaisicalnesslanguidnesslegionlethargicalnesslethargyliquidationlistlessnessloftinesslonelinesslonenesslonesomenessluxation
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maniamaniplemelancholiamental distressmindlessnessmobmodestymovementmoving apartnegligenceneutralitynonchalancenonunionnumbnessobjectivityobsessionoffishnessolympian detachmentorganizationostracismout groupout-groupoutfitoutlawingoutlawrypackparcelpartparticularpartingpartitionpartypassivenesspassivitypathological indecisivenesspeer grouppercentagephalanxphlegmphlegmaticalnessphlegmaticnessplatoonplucklessnesspococurantismportionpossepreoccupationprivacyprivatismprivatizationpsychalgiapsychomotor disturbancepurgequadrantquarantinequarterquotarandom samplerankrecessrecklessnessreclusionregardlessnessregimentreleaseremainderremotenessremovalrepressionreservereservednessresignationresignednessrestraintreticencereticencyretirementretreatriddancerupturerusticationsalonsamplesamplingseclusionsecrecysectionsectorsegmentsegmentationsegregationselflessnessseparatenessseparatingseparatismsequestrationsetseverancesharesingle blessednessslothsluggishnesssolitarinesssolitudesoporsoporifousnessspiritlessnesssplendid isolationsplit upsplit-upspunklessnesssquadronstablestandoffishnessstoliditystringstupefactionstuporsubdivisionsubduednesssubgroupsubspeciessubtractionsupinenesssuppressionsuspensiontactical unittask forceteamtictorpiditytorpidnesstorportraintribetrooptroupetwitchingunaffabilityunanxiousnessunapproachabilityunbiasunbiasednessunconcernuncongenialityundemonstrativenessunexpansivenessuninquisitivenessuninterestednessunitunmindfulnessunopinionatednessunprejudicednessunresponsivenessunselfishnessunsolicitousnesswingwithdrawnnesszoning
Noun(2 words)
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7 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Translations
89 translations across 23 languages.
Belarusian
4 entries- аддзе́л noun (separation)
- аддзе́л noun (military unit)
- аддзяле́нне noun (separation)
- аддзяле́нне noun (military unit)
Bulgarian
4 entries- безпристра́стност noun (impartiality)
- отде́ляне noun (separation)
- откъ́сване noun (separation)
- отря́д noun (military unit)
Catalan
1 entries- despreniment noun (separation)
Danish
2 entries- afdeling noun (military unit)
- detachement noun (military unit)
Dutch
4 entries- afstandelijkheid noun (indifference)
- detachement noun (military unit)
- detachering noun (military unit)
- gereserveerdheid noun (indifference)
Esperanto
1 entries- taĉmento noun (military unit)
Finnish
4 entries- erillisosasto noun (military unit)
- irrallisuus noun (separation)
- puolueettomuus noun (impartiality)
- välinpitämättömyys noun (indifference)
French
4 entries- détachement noun (separation)
- détachement noun (indifference)
- détachement noun (military unit)
- impartialité noun (impartiality)
German
4 entries- Ablösung noun (separation)
- Abteilung noun (military unit)
- Abtrennung noun (separation)
- Kommando noun (military unit)
Greek
1 entries- άγημα noun (military unit)
Hindi
2 entries- टुकड़ी noun (military unit)
- विरक्ति noun (separation)
Ido
2 entries- detachmento noun (military unit)
- separo noun (separation)
Indonesian
1 entries- detasemen noun (military unit)
Italian
4 entries- distaccamento noun (military unit)
- distacco noun (separation)
- distacco noun (indifference)
- distacco noun (impartiality)
Macedonian
1 entries- одред noun (military unit)
Malay
1 entries- pasukan noun (military unit)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- جریده noun (military unit)
Portuguese
1 entries- destacamento noun (military unit)
Romanian
4 entries- desprindere noun (separation)
- despărțire noun (separation)
- detașament noun (military unit)
- detașare noun (indifference)
Russian
4 entries- беспристра́стность noun (impartiality)
- непредвзя́тость noun (impartiality)
- отделе́ние noun (separation)
- отделе́ние noun (military unit)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- одред noun (military unit)
Spanish
4 entries- desacoplamiento noun (separation)
- desafijación (disused) noun (separation)
- despego noun (indifference)
- desprendimiento noun (separation)
Ukrainian
4 entries- безсторо́нність noun (impartiality)
- безстра́сність noun (indifference)
- безстра́сність noun (impartiality)
- ви́права noun (military unit)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Detachment provides perspective, which in turn permits a certain amount of pattern recognition.
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Magnanimity is a great treasure; harmonious affinity with others is wonderful, Detachment from name and gain averts trouble; happiness makes older people feel young.
Source: tatoeba (1502722)
Does detachment from the world really prevent suffering?
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