the act of releasing from an attachment or connection | the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others |
coming apart | a country's withdrawal from international politics |
avoiding emotional involvement | a feeling of being disliked and alone |
a small unit of troops of special composition | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it |
the state of being isolated or detached | a state of separation between persons or groups |