detached

[US]/dɪ'tætʃt/
[UK]/dɪ'tætʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. separated
v. separate

Phrases & Collocations

emotionally detached

physically detached

be detached from

detached house

detached garage

Example Sentences

a detached part; a detached plug.

a house with a detached garage.

a figure in brown detached itself from the shadows.

the newspaper detached itself from the political parties.

our crew were detached to Tabuk for the exercise.

a four-bedroomed detached house.

Men were detached to defend the pass.

They detached their trailer and set up camp.

The general detached a small force to go and guard the palace.

he detached the front lamp from its bracket.

he managed to remain detached from petty politics.

The Emperor detached Domon's division of light cavalry to reconnoitre in that quarter.

He felt curiously detached from what was going on.

an astronaut's worst nightmare is getting detached during an extra-vehicle activity.

detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group.

Through all the arguments among other committee members, she kept a detached attitude.

The numbers of produced oospore in the detached leaves were more than those in the stems.

Real-world Examples

The ability to be detached, both intellectually and emotionally, is also a vital component.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

No, because you said I was detached.

Source: Our Day Season 2

He lay still in the bed and seemed very detached from what was going on.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

" The great thinkers of the ancient tradition were not detached from political issues, " she says.

Source: Newsweek

The engine was detached from the body of the train.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Therefore, I must be very stern and detached.

Source: The school of life

A segment of your rib cage was detached.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Its gaze is cold and detached.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

Another one we can have is a detached house.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

We may become disconnected, but we are never fully detached, Kurosawa seems to say here.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

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