Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remove from association; separate.
- intransitive verb Chemistry To cause to undergo dissociation.
- intransitive verb To cease associating; part.
- intransitive verb Biology To mutate or change morphologically, often reversibly.
- intransitive verb Chemistry To undergo dissociation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sever the association or connection of; dissever; disunite; separate.
- Specifically
- In chem., to separate the elements of; decompose by dissociation.
- To undergo dissociation; of an electrolyte in solution, to separate into ions some possessing positive and some negative electric charges, and capable of conveying an electric current by their motion through the solution with these charges.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
unrelated ; tosever aconnection ; toseparate . - verb intransitive To
part ; tostop associating . - verb chemistry, transitive To separate
compounds into simplercomponent parts, usually by applyingheat or throughelectrolysis . - verb chemistry, intransitive To undergo
dissociation . - verb psychology, intransitive To undergo
dissociation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
- verb regard as unconnected
- verb part; cease or break association with
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There are also a percentage of people who have to dissociate from the realities of what they are doing to survive.
Thoughts on rescues, rescuers and realities « Bound, Not Gagged 2009
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There are also a percentage of people who have to dissociate from the realities of what they are doing to survive.
Thoughts on rescues, rescuers and realities « Bound, Not Gagged 2009
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I finished the book dissatisfied because there were too many questions left unanswered, I had to completely dissociate from the movie to grade it on it's own merit.
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In addition, because of past traumatic experiences, many of these people have acquired an ability to dissociate, that is, to cut off their feelings and bodily sensations, including feelings of physical pain.
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The Commission has now ordered Interpal to "dissociate" itself from the Union for Good.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Regarding my question about what you consider to be sufficient to "dissociate", your answer appears to be to change some labels.
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Regarding my question about what you consider to be sufficient to "dissociate", your answer appears to be to change some labels.
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When we are frightened, shocked, confused, hurt, worried, wounded, we go into what clinicians call "altered states" in which we "dissociate" slightly (or in some cases, a great deal) from our environments.
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But as consciousness rises in the scale of evolution, man begins to "dissociate" his idea of "me" from the body and he begins to regard his body as a beloved companion and as "belonging to" him.
The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga A. P. Mukerji
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Then he again begins to "dissociate" himself from his emotions and feelings and at last through mental analysis, introspection and concentration, he sets them apart into the
The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga A. P. Mukerji
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