attachment

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• IPA: /əˈtæʧmənt/
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[edit] Noun

attachment (countable and uncountable; plural attachments)

1. A strong bonding towards or with.

   I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!

2. A cloying type of dependency.

   She has such an attachment on that man, why can't she back off some!

3. A relationship that is not in the best interests of one or both of the participants.

   He doesn't really matter to her, he's just her latest attachment.

   She has a huge attachment to him and is so able to manipulate him because of it!

4. (computing) A file sent along with an email.
5. (law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

   attachment of earnings

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• attachment disorder

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• IPA: /a'tæʧmɛnt/

[edit] Noun

attachment m, n

1. attachment (to an email)