modification vs detachment

detachment vs modification

modification and detachment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
detachment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, detachment is a hyponym of modification; that is, detachment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
detachment: coming apart

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	detachment (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	coming apart
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	avoiding emotional involvement
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	a small unit of troops of special composition
	the state of being isolated or detached

Difference between modification and detachment

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