Attachment and Duty

Attachment

Attachment noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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Duty and attachment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Attachment".

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

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Attachment and duty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attachment" instead a noun "Duty".

particular	particular attachment	particular duty
true	true attachment	true duty
actual	actual attachment	actual duty
real	real attachment	real duty
Other adjectives: personal, secret, new, possible, military, extra, last, modern.

One would assume that his prospective population would simply see it as a duty without attachment.

Source: Omnicidal Maniac
Superego: Kendra — Buffy's polar opposite, thinks solely about her duty without any time for a social life or even emotional attachment.

Source: Freudian Trio / Live-Action TV
Lexa from The 100 tries to be stoic and ruthless, with no attachment to people as individuals, but only to her duty as the Grounders' Commander.

Source: Defrosting Ice Queen

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