"dissociation" meaning in English

See dissociation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ [General-American], /dɪˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissociation.wav Forms: dissociations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissociātiō(n). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|fr|dissociation}} French dissociation, {{der|en|la|dissociātiō|alt=dissociātiō(n)}} Latin dissociātiō(n) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dissociation (countable and uncountable, plural dissociations)
  1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: disassociation Translations (act of dissociating): разделяне (razdeljane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), разединение (razedinenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), dissociatie [feminine] (Dutch), scheiding [feminine] (Dutch), hajoaminen (Finnish), dissosiaatio (Finnish), díchaidreamh [masculine] (Irish), dissociazione [feminine] (Italian), разделу́вање (razdelúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), разедину́вање (razedinúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), گسستگی (gosastegi) (Persian), rozkład [masculine] (Polish), disociere [feminine] (Romanian), disocieri [feminine, plural] (Romanian), разобще́ние (razobščénije) [neuter] (Russian), отмежева́ние (otmeževánije) [neuter] (Russian), размежева́ние (razmeževánije) [neuter] (Russian) Translations (state of separation): разобщённость (razobščónnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), отмежёванность (otmežóvannostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), размежёванность (razmežóvannostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
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  2. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry: process of breaking up): разлагане (razlagane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), дисоциация (disociacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), dissociatie [feminine] (Dutch), dissosiaatio (Finnish), díthiomsú [masculine] (Irish), díthiomsúchán [masculine] (Irish), dissociazione [feminine] (Italian), распа́ѓање (raspáǵanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), дисоција́ција (disocijácija) [feminine] (Macedonian), ра́спад (ráspad) [masculine] (Macedonian), تفکیک (tafkik) (Persian), جداسازی (jodâsâzi) (Persian), disociere (Romanian)
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  3. (psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (defence mechanism): dissosiaatio (Finnish), dissociazione [feminine] (Italian), дисоција́ција (disocijácija) [feminine] (Macedonian), dysocjacja [feminine] (Polish), dissociação [feminine] (Portuguese), диссоциа́ция (dissociácija) [feminine] (Russian), disociación [feminine] (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acid dissociation constant, bond dissociation energy, dissociation energy, dissociation reaction Related terms: dissociate, dissociative

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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "defence mechanism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dysocjacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "defence mechanism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dissociação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dissociácija",
      "sense": "defence mechanism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диссоциа́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "defence mechanism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disociación"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Dissociation"
  ],
  "word": "dissociation"
}

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