separation vs detachment

separation and detachment both are nouns.

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

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

separation: the act of dividing or disconnecting
detachment: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

Other hyponyms of separation include avulsion, dissociation, secession, withdrawal, disunion, disconnection, disjunction, division, disengagement, tear, remotion, removal, division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, divergence, divergency, withdrawal.

As nouns, separation and detachment are synonyms defined as:

separation and detachment: coming apart

Other synonyms of separation include breakup.

separation (noun)	detachment (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
the act of dividing or disconnecting	coming apart
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)	avoiding emotional involvement
sorting one thing from others	a small unit of troops of special composition
the distance between things	the state of being isolated or detached
coming apart
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
the space where a division or parting occurs
the state of lacking unity

separation vs detachment

separation and detachment both are nouns.

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