Meanings
noundisassociation (countable and uncountable, plural disassociations)
plural disassociations
- countableuncountabledissociation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
Similar
Broader
psychological statepsychological conditionmental state
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Latinassociātiō
- Englishassociation
- Englishdisassociation
From dis- + association.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with disassociation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
disassociation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disassociation
MLA
“disassociation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disassociation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disassociation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disassociation.
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