App logo

detached

/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/verb

To separate something from what it was fixed or joined to; to remove it.

Example sentences

  • She detached the coupon from the flyer and handed it to the cashier.
  • The crew detached the trailer from the truck before unloading.

As an adjective it describes emotional distance, as in 'a detached observer', or a house that shares no walls with its neighbors.

Related words