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Definition detached in American English

detached adjective

adjective
/dɪˈtætʃt/
1

not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way

Example

Her face had an expression of detached amusement.

Example

Jimmy felt curiously detached from what was going on.

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2

a detached house is not joined to another house

Example

a four-bedroom detached house

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Definition detached in American English