dissociation
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissociation in British English:
UK [dɪˌsəʊsɪ'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce dissociation in American English:
US [dɪˌsosiˈeʃən, -ʃi-]
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- Noun:
- the act of removing from association
- a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
- (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
Word Origin
- dissociation (n.)
- 1610s, from French dissociation, from Latin dissociationem (nominative dissociatio), noun of action from past participle stem of dissociare (see dissociate).
Example
- 1. " Dissociation is one of many risk factors , " says vasterling .
- 2. The results , reported in neuron , revealed an interesting dissociation between fear reactions , a sort of internal disagreement paving the way to courageous acts .
- 3. International society for the study of multiple personality and dissociation news , june , pp.
- 4. It seems to be because they experienced significantly less emotional distress and significantly less dissociation at the time of trauma than did their civilian counterparts .
- 5. Once people descend into that state of dissociation , they then probably experience heightened activity in the association cortices of the brain , such as certain frontal regions and inferior temporal regions , andreasen reported .