Dissociate: meaning, definitions and examples

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dissociate

 

[ dษชหˆsoสŠ.si.eษชt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

mental health

To disconnect or separate from something, especially from one's thoughts or feelings.

Synonyms

detach, disconnect, separate

Examples of usage

  • I tried to dissociate myself from the traumatic experience.
  • She found it difficult to dissociate her emotions from her work.
Context #2 | Verb

chemistry

To separate into ions or smaller particles.

Synonyms

break down, decompose, split

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น dissociar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคฒเค— เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช dissoziieren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ memisahkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดะธัะพั†ั–ัŽะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dysocjowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่งฃ้›ขใ™ใ‚‹ (ใ‹ใ„ใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dissocier

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ disociar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ayฤฑrmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ„๋ฆฌํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูุตู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ disociovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ disociovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅˆ†็ฆป (fฤ“nlรญ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ disociirati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ aรฐskilja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะถั‹ั€ะฐั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒชแƒแƒšแƒ™แƒ”แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ayฤฑrmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ disociar

Etymology

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.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,322, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.