Dissociate: meaning, definitions and examples
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dissociate
[ dษชหsoส.si.eษชt ]
mental health
To disconnect or separate from something, especially from one's thoughts or feelings.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- I tried to dissociate myself from the traumatic experience.
- She found it difficult to dissociate her emotions from her work.
chemistry
To separate into ions or smaller particles.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- When you add salt to water, it will dissociate into sodium and chloride ions.
Translations
Translations of the word "dissociate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น dissociar
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคฒเค เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช dissoziieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ memisahkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะธัะพัััะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ dysocjowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ่งฃ้ขใใ (ใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท dissocier
๐ช๐ธ disociar
๐น๐ท ayฤฑrmak
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ถ๋ฆฌํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุตู
๐จ๐ฟ disociovat
๐ธ๐ฐ disociovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅ็ฆป (fฤnlรญ)
๐ธ๐ฎ disociirati
๐ฎ๐ธ aรฐskilja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะถััะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแชแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ayฤฑrmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ disociar
Word origin
The word 'dissociate' originated from the Latin word 'dissociatus', which means 'separated'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 17th century. The term gained popularity in the fields of psychology and chemistry due to its significance in describing processes of separation and disconnection.
See also: associate, associated, associates, associating, association, disassociate, disassociated, unassociated.