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attachment
[ uh-tach-muhnt ]
noun
- a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard:
a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace.
Synonyms: ,
- Psychology. attachment disorder, attachment theory.
- an emotional bond between an infant or toddler and primary caregiver, a strong bond being vital for the child’s normal behavioral and social development.
- an enduring emotional bond that develops between one adult and another in an intimate relationship:
romantic attachment.
- something that attaches; a fastening or tie:
the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.
Synonyms: ,
- an additional or supplementary device:
attachments for an electric drill.
- Law. seizure of property or person by legal authority, especially seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
- something attached, as a document added to a letter.
- Digital Technology. a computer or electronic file sent with an email.
attachment
/ əˈæʃəԳ /
noun
- a means of securing; a fastening
- often foll by to affection or regard (for); devotion (to)
attachment to a person or to a cause
- an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part
an attachment for an electric drill
- the act of attaching or the state of being attached
- the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order
- the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court
- a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure
- law the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court
Other Word Forms
- ԴDza·ٲmԳ noun
- v··ٲmԳ noun
- a·ٲmԳ noun
- a·ٲmԳ noun
- -·ٲmԳ noun
- p··ٲmԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of attachment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She added that if Lucy had developed a secure attachment to Ossai, that would have been transferred to her foster carer.
I think that emotional attachment you both speak of is due, in part, to the time and care given to let us live in its universe, to let its towns feel fully lived in.
But because the audience doesn’t know any of these people or what motivated them to become Navy SEALs, conjuring a genuine emotional attachment to what they endure afterward is all the more difficult.
He’s a people pleaser with attachment issues, the kind of character who is alluring enough to make those two opposite traits feel uniquely linked.
Despite their awkward relationships, the four half-siblings forged attachments at family reunions and over text and phone calls.
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