Detached — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to become detached or separated; take off

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaɪfæt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtˈatʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtˈatʃt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaɪfæt/.

Examples

detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
detach a regiment
His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uninvolved isolated detach degage unaffectionate uncaring come away separated come off set-apart free

Antonyms

attach attached

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to become detached or separated; take off “detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it”
verb	separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment “detach a regiment”
verb	come to be detached “His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery”
adjective	showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman “adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair”
adjective	being or feeling set or kept apart from others; ; - Sherwood Anderson “she felt detached from the group”
adjective	no longer connected or joined “a detached part”
adjective	used of buildings; standing apart from others “detached houses”
adjective	lacking affection or warm feeling “an uncaring person”
adjective	not fixed in position “the detached shutter fell on him”

Word Forms

detachment

noun

the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

losgelöst

dazu führen, dass man sich löst oder trennt; abheben

🇫🇷French

détaché

provoquer le détachement ou la séparation ; décoller

🇪🇸Spanish

separado

causar desprendimiento o separación; despegar

🇮🇹Italian

distaccato

causare il distacco o la separazione; decollare

🇳🇱Dutch

losgemaakt

ervoor zorgen dat u onthecht of gescheiden raakt; uittrekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

separado

fazer com que se torne desapegado ou separado; decolar

🇷🇺Russian

обособленный

стать причиной отделения или разделения; снимать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग

अलग या अलग होने का कारण; उड़ान भरना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন

বিচ্ছিন্ন বা বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়ার কারণ; বন্ধ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிக்கப்பட்ட

பிரிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது பிரிக்கப்படுவதற்கான காரணம்; புறப்படு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్లిప్తమైనది

వేరు లేదా వేరుగా మారడానికి కారణం; బయలుదేరు

🇮🇳Marathi

अलिप्त

अलिप्त किंवा वेगळे होण्याचे कारण; काढणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

અલગ અથવા અલગ થવાનું કારણ; ઉતારવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ

ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರ್ಪಡಲು ಕಾರಣ; ತೆಗೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപിരിഞ്ഞു

വേർപിരിയാനോ വേർപിരിയാനോ കാരണം; ഏറ്റെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ

ਵੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਉਤਾਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

علیحدہ

الگ ہونے یا الگ ہونے کا سبب؛ اتار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超然的

导致疏远或分离；起飞

🇯🇵Japanese

切り離された

分離または分離を引き起こす。脱ぐ

🇰🇷Korean

떨어져 있는

분리되거나 분리되게 만듭니다. 이륙하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tách ra

gây ra sự tách rời, tách rời; cởi

🇹🇭Thai

เดี่ยว

ทำให้เกิดการแยกออกหรือแยกออกจากกัน ถอดออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpisah

menyebabkan menjadi terlepas atau terpisah; lepas landas

🇵🇭Filipino

hiwalay

maging sanhi upang maging hiwalay o hiwalay; mag-alis

🇲🇾Malay

terpisah

menyebabkan menjadi terpisah atau terpisah; berlepas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منفصل

يتسبب في الانفصال أو الانفصال؛ اخلع

🇮🇷Persian

جدا شده

باعث جدا شدن یا جدا شدن برخاستن

🇹🇷Turkish

müstakil

kopmasına ya da ayrılmasına neden olmak; çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּתָק

לגרום להתנתקות או להיפרדות; לְהַמרִיא

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The primary meaning of 'detached' is 'cause to become detached or separated; take off'.

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Using 'detached' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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