different between detachment vs distancer

English

Etymology

From French détachement; synchronically analyzable as detach +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??tæt??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: de?tach?ment

Noun

detachment (countable and uncountable, plural detachments)

1. (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
2. (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
3. (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
4. (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
5. (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
6. (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
7. (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
8. (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

Translations

English

Etymology

distance +? -er

Noun

distancer (plural distancers)

1. (psychology) A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment
2. A means for establishing distance
3. (dated) A long-distance runner

Coordinate terms

• (emotionally distant person): pursuer

Anagrams

• dicentras, rancidest

Danish

Noun

distancer c

1. indefinite plural of distance

Verb

distancer or distancér

1. imperative of distancere

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English distance +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.t??.se/

Verb

distancer

1. (transitive) to distance, outdistance

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

Further reading

• “distancer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).