dissociation
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dissociation
- /dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ UK
- /dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ US
- /dɪˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissociātiō(n).
noun dissociations
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The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
A general observation in memory studies of individuals with ASD is that they tend to experience greater difficulties on tests of free recall than tests of recognition or cued recall (Boucher, Mayes, & Bigham, 2012). In its own right, this pattern suggests greater difficulties with retrieval through
Similar: disassociation
- The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances. the dissociation of the sulphur molecules
- A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind. Project MONARCH could be best described as a form of structured dissociation and occultic integration, carried out in order to compartmentalize the mind into multiple personalities within a systematic framework.
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noun act of dissociating
| Português | dissociação |
|---|---|
| Italiano | dissociazione |
| Română | disociere, disocieri |
| Русский | разобще́ние razobščénije, отмежева́ние otmeževánije, размежева́ние razmeževánije |
noun state of separation
| Русский | разобщённость razobščónnostʹ, отмежёванность otmežóvannostʹ, размежёванность razmežóvannostʹ |
|---|
noun chemistry: process of breaking up
| हिन्दी | वियोजन viyojan |
|---|---|
| Italiano | dissociazione |
| Română | disociere |
noun defence mechanism
| Español | disociación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 解離 /解离 jiělí |
| Português | dissociação |
| Italiano | dissociazione |
| Русский | диссоциа́ция dissociácija |
Talk about this word "dissociation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dissociation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dissociation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dissociation "dissociation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dissociation.Cite this
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title = {dissociation},
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