detachment vs mishmash

detachment

noun
  • A permanent unit organized for special duties. 

  • Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness. 

  • The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. 

  • The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission. 

  • The unit so dispatched. 

  • The action of detaching; separation. 

  • Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. 

  • Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. 

mishmash

verb
  • To mix together, especially in a confused way. 

  • To become mixed together. 

noun
  • A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. 

How often have the words detachment and mishmash occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )