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Detachment vs Horde - What's the difference?

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Detachment is a related term of horde.


As a noun detachment

is (uncountable) the action of detaching; separation.

As an adjective horde is

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As a verb horde is

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detachment

English

Noun

(wikipedia detachment)
  • (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
  • (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
  • (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; aloofness.
  • (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
  • (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or a special mission.
  • (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
  • (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
  • (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
  • horde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  • A large number of people.
  • We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
  • * 1907 , Jack London, Before Adam , page Chapter IV
  • It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

    Derived terms

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    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with hoard.

    Anagrams

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