disassociation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
noun a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

From dis- + association.

Congress made the assignments to the Department of Agriculture on the theory that, as these monuments occurred in forests, they could be more cheaply administered by the Forest Service; but, as many of the other monuments and nearly all the national parks also occur in forests, the logic is not apparent, and these monuments suffer from disassociation with the impetus and machinery of the National Park Service. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard

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