"overdetachment" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: over- + detachment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|detachment}} over- + detachment Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overdetachment (uncountable)
  1. excessive emotional detachment Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overdetachment-en-noun-rzAU2pj1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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