1. (

• withdrawal ,
• detachment

) avoiding emotional involvement ;

2. (

• detachment ,
• disengagement ,

) the act of releasing from an attachment or connection ;

3. (

• insulation ,
• insularity ,
• insularism ,
• detachment

) the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" ;

4. (

• detachment

) a small unit of troops of special composition ;

5. (

• separation ,
• breakup ,
• detachment

) coming apart ;