detachment

Nouns

(n) avoiding emotional involvement withdrawal,
(n) the act of releasing from an attachment or connection disengagement,
(n) the state of being isolated or detached
- the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel
insularism, insularity, insulation,
(n) a small unit of troops of special composition
(n) coming apart breakup, separation,

Synonyms

withdrawal disengagement insularism insularity insulation breakup separation

Words of close approximity

detachment of the retina