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disassociation

dis·as·so·ci·ate
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-]
    • /ˌdɪs əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-/
    • /dˌɪsəsˌəʊsɪˈeɪʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see-]
    • /ˌdɪs əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-/

Definitions of disassociation word

  • verb with object disassociation to dissociate. 1
  • abbreviation DISASSOCIATION Dissociation. 1

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Origin of disassociation

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; dis-1 + associate

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Parts of speech for Disassociation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disassociation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for disassociation

noun disassociation

  • separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • hostility — a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
  • disunity — lack of unity or accord.
  • schism — division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
  • alienation — a turning away; estrangement

Antonyms for disassociation

noun disassociation

  • friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
  • marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
  • introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.

abbreviation disassociation

  • association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.

Top questions with disassociation

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