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depersonalization

[ dee-pur-suh-nl-uh-zey-shuh n ]
/ diˌpɜr sə nl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of depersonalizing.
the state of being depersonalized.
Psychiatry. a state in which one no longer perceives the reality of one's self or one's environment.

Nearby words

  1. dependent edema,
  2. dependent personality,
  3. dependent variable,
  4. depeople,
  5. deperm,
  6. depersonalize,
  7. depew,
  8. depew, chauncey mitchell,
  9. dephlogisticate,
  10. dephosphorylate

Origin of depersonalization

First recorded in 1905–10; depersonalize + -ation
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Examples from the Web for depersonalization

  • Even a workman in a modern factory where depersonalization is extreme gets to have "his" machine and is perturbed at a change.

    Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for depersonalization

depersonalization

depersonalisation

/ (dɪˌpɜːsnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of depersonalizing
psychiatry an abnormal state of consciousness in which the subject feels unreal and detached from himself and the world
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for depersonalization

depersonalization

n.

1907; see de- + personalization. Related: Depersonalize; depersonalized.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for depersonalization

depersonalization

[ dē-pûr′sə-nə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

A state in which the normal sense of personal identity and reality is lost, characterized by feelings that one's actions and speech cannot be controlled.
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