Definition of Dissociation

1. Noun. The act of removing from association.

Generic synonyms: Separation
Derivative terms: Dissociate, Dissociate

2. Noun. A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently.

3. Noun. (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions.
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Derivative terms: Dissociate

Definition of Dissociation

1. n. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

Definition of Dissociation

1. Noun. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances. ¹

3. Noun. (psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dissociation

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Medical Definition of Dissociation

1. 1. The act of separating or state of being separated. 2. The separation of a molecule into two or more fragments (atoms, molecules, ions or free radicals) produced by the absorption of light or thermal energy or by solvation. 3. A defense mechanism in which a group of mental processes are segregated from the rest of a person's mental activity in order to avoid emotional distress, as in the dissociative disorders or in which an idea or object is segregated from its emotional significance, in the first sense it is roughly equivalent to splitting, in the second, to isolation. 4. A defect of mental integration in which one or more groups of mental processes become separated off from normal consciousness and, thus separated, function as a unitary whole. Origin: L. Sociatio = union This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissociation

disslander
dissociabilities
dissociability
dissociable
dissocial
dissocialize
dissocialized
dissocializes
dissocializing
dissociate
dissociated
dissociated anaesthesia
dissociated nystagmus
dissociates
dissociating
dissociation (current term)
dissociation by interference
dissociation constant
dissociation constant of a base
dissociation constant of an acid
dissociation constant of water
dissociation energy
dissociation reaction
dissociation sensibility
dissociations
dissociative
dissociative anaesthesia
dissociative disorder
dissociative disorders
dissociative drug

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