dissociation

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɪˌsəʊʃɪieɪʃən X-SAMPA: /"dI%s@USi:eIS@n/ (UK)
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dissociation (plural dissociations)

1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
2. (chemistry) 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 the sulphur molecules

   the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia

3. (psychology) 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." —Ron Patton

Related terms

• dissociate
• dissociative

Translations

act of dissociating

• Bulgarian: разделяне (bg) (razdeljane) n, разединение (bg) (razedinenie) n
• Dutch: dissociatie (nl) f, scheiding (nl) f

• Italian: dissociazione (it) f
• Romanian: disociere (ro) f, disocieri (ro) f pl

chemistry: process of breaking up

• Bulgarian: разлагане (bg) (razlagane) n, дисоциация (bg) (disociacija) f
• Dutch: dissociatie (nl) f

• Italian: dissociazione (it) f
• Romanian: disociere (ro)

defencemechanism

• Italian: dissociazione (it) f