dissociation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the act of removing from association
noun a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
noun (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions

Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissociātiō(n).

Strange Phenomenon of the Dissociation of Matter XVII. — The Mystery of the Yellow Room, Gaston Leroux
Contact with matter is what determines this dissociation. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
It is in some break of harmony with the Good, some dissociation from the True. — Creative Unity, Rabindranath Tagore

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