Detachment vs Withdrawal - What's the difference?
detachment | withdrawal |
(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.
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is addicted is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier
An act of withdrawing.
As nouns the difference between detachment and withdrawal
is that detachment is (uncountable) the action of detaching; separation while withdrawal is receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them usually refers to money.detachment
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(wikipedia detachment)withdrawal
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(wikipedia withdrawal)Noun
(en noun)- heroin withdrawal
- nicotine withdrawal