dissociation

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Synonyms: association, disassociation, dislocation, dissociative, dissociating, dissociations, bisociation

Antonyms: association, disassociation, dislocation, dissociative, dissociating, dissociations, bisociation

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[act]] of [[dissociate|dissociating]] or [[disunite|disuniting]]; a [[state]] of [[separation]]; [[disunion]].
2. {{lb|en|chemistry}} The [[process]] by which a [[compound]] [[body]] breaks up into [[simple]]r [[constituent]]s; said particularly of the action of [[heat]] on [[gaseous]] or [[volatile]] [[substance]]s.
3. {{lb|en|psychology}} A [[defence]] [[mechanism]] where certain [[thought]]s or [[mental]] [[processes]] are [[compartmentalised]] in order to avoid [[emotional]] [[stress]] to the [[conscious]] [[mind]].

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