According to Bhante Kumara, these two words have different meanings, as given in the simile below. Apologies as I might have diverted from the original version, as I wasn't paying full attention:
A meditator went to a retreat wanting to not to feel her leg. I supposed this is because she wanted to cut off the uneasiness in her legs which might appear after sitting still for too long). This is disconnection, but how can you cut off something which is part of yourself and then expect that this will lead you to enlightenment quicker? If that's the case, does that mean that blind people, deaf people, disabled people would have higher chances to gain enlightenment quicker? The Buddha also did not cut off his dissatisfaction, he embraces it. Same with feelings, we cannot selectively choose our feelings, like we want to feel only joy, happiness, and not feel sorrow and pain. If we selectively cut off something from ourselves, that's when we feel "incomplete" because we cut something out.
Detachment, on the other hand, is recognizing all things and feelings and yet not attached to it.. and this is the purpose of meditation.. knowing what is there and letting it be, not letting it bind us.
~ttg @ Realized Tranquility of the Heart~
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