dissociation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissociātiō(n).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
A general observation in memory studies of individuals with ASD is that they tend to experience greater difficulties on tests of free recall than tests of recognition or cued recall (Boucher, Mayes, & Bigham, 2012). In its own right, this pattern suggests greater difficulties with retrieval through recollection than through familiarity, but there is also more direct evidence for this dissociation.
2018 May 15, Sebastian B. Gaigg, Dermot M. Bowler, “A Relational Processing Framework of Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder”, in Jonni L. Johnson, Gail S. Goodman, Peter C. Mundy, editors, The Wiley Handbook of Memory, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the Law, →DOI, page 15:
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(countable, uncountable) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances.
the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia
the dissociation of the sulphur molecules
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(countable, uncountable) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.
Project MONARCH could be best described as a form of structured dissociation and occultic integration, carried out in order to compartmentalize the mind into multiple personalities within a systematic framework.
1999, Joan d'Arc, Al Hidell, The Conspiracy Reader: From the Deaths of JFK and John Lennon to Government-Sponsored Alien Cover-Ups:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dissociations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dissociation reaction (Compound words) · photodissociation · dissociation energy (Compound words) · vibrodissociation · acid dissociation constant (Compound words) · bond dissociation energy (Compound words) · dissociational · predissociation
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Translations (50)
fa جداسازی (chemistry: process of breaking up) · fa گسستگی (act of dissociating) · fi hajoaminen (act of dissociating) · bg дисоциация (chemistry: process of breaking up) · ro disocieri (act of dissociating) · bg разлагане (chemistry: process of breaking up) · hu elkülönítés (act of dissociating) · pl rozkład (act of dissociating) · it dissociazione (defence mechanism) · ru размежёванность (state of separation) · cmn 解離 /解离 (defence mechanism) · hu disszociáció (defence mechanism) · pt dissociação (defence mechanism) · fi dissosiaatio (defence mechanism) · pt dissociação (act of dissociating) · pl dysocjacja (defence mechanism) · it dissociazione (act of dissociating) · ru отмежева́ние (act of dissociating) · ga díthiomsúchán (chemistry: process of breaking up) · mk разделу́вање (act of dissociating) · ro disociere (chemistry: process of breaking up) · mk ра́спад (chemistry: process of breaking up) · ru диссоциа́ция (defence mechanism) · pl dysocjacja (chemistry: process of breaking up) · ga díthiomsú (chemistry: process of breaking up) · hi वियोजन (chemistry: process of breaking up) · nl dissociatie (chemistry: process of breaking up) · nl scheiding (act of dissociating) · ru разобще́ние (act of dissociating) · bg разделяне (act of dissociating) · mk распа́ѓање (chemistry: process of breaking up) · ro disociere (act of dissociating) · bg дисоциа́ция (defence mechanism) · es disociación (defence mechanism) · ga díchaidreamh (act of dissociating) · fi dissosiaatio (act of dissociating) · ru отмежёванность (state of separation) · mk дисоција́ција (defence mechanism) · it dissociazione (chemistry: process of breaking up) · nl dissociatie (act of dissociating) · mk разедину́вање (act of dissociating) · ru размежева́ние (act of dissociating) · hu elkülönülés (act of dissociating) · hu disszociáció (chemistry: process of breaking up) · hu elkülönültség (state of separation) · fa تفکیک (chemistry: process of breaking up) · ru разобщённость (state of separation) · mk дисоција́ција (chemistry: process of breaking up) · fi dissosiaatio (chemistry: process of breaking up) · bg разединение (act of dissociating)