detached
de·tached [detached] BrE [dɪˈtætʃt] NAmE [dɪˈtætʃt] adjective
1. (of a house)not joined to another house on either side 
compare ↑semi-detached
2. showing a lack of feeling
Syn: ↑indifferent
•She wanted him to stop being so cool, so detached, so cynical.
3. (approving)not influenced by other people or by your own feelings
Syn: ↑impartial
•a detached observer
Example Bank:
•She tries to remain emotionally detached from her patients.
•He was able to talk about it in a cold, detached manner.
•She spoke in a normal, detached tone.
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