noun
Meaning 1
dissociation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disassociation
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Pronunciation
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/ˌdɪs.əˌsəʊ̯.siˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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/-ʃiˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissociation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition
Narrower terms: compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, dissociative disorder
noun
Meaning 3
the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: association
Broader terms: separation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Latin associātiōbor. English association English disassociation From dis- + association.