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DISASSOCIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
Synonyms:
disassociation; dissociation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disassociation" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disassociation"):
compartmentalisation; compartmentalization (a mild state of dissociation)
dissociative disorder (dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down)
Derivation:
disassociate (part; cease or break association with)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
Example:
I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("disassociation" is a kind of...):
separation (the state of lacking unity)
Antonym:
association (the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination)
Derivation:
disassociate (part; cease or break association with)
