disassociation

noun

a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, reverse adas- · Latin · to sociussoci- · Latin · companion, ally atio-ation · Latin · act of

Synonyms for disassociation

dissociationn separationn disjuncturen disconnectionn separatenessn disunionn disjunctionn disconnectednessn alienationn discretenessn

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Where does disassociation come from?

The word disassociation breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, reverse”); as-, from Latin ad (“to”); soci, from Latin socius (“companion, ally”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.