detached

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/
• IPA^(key): /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/

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• Rhymes: -ætʃt
• Hyphenation: de‧tached

detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)

1. Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

   Synonyms: distinct, unattached; see also Thesaurus:separate

2. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
   • 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed‎^[1]:

     "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."

3. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

   Synonyms: objective, unbiased; see also Thesaurus:impartial

4. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

detached

1. simple past and past participle of detach