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disassociation

di·sas·so·ciation

UK/ˌdɪs.əˌsəʊ̯.siˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ US/-ʃiˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination

  • “I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife”
Antonyms
2.

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

Synonyms

Origin

From dis- + association.

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