disassociation

Other forms: disassociations

Definitions of disassociation
  1. noun
    the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
    “I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife”
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    antonyms:
    association
    the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
    type of:
    separation
    the state of lacking unity
  2. noun
    a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
    synonyms: dissociation
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    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
    depersonalisation, depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis
    emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
    fugue, psychogenic fugue
    dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state
    multiple personality, split personality
    a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge
    type 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
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