disassociate

[ dis-uh-soh-shee-eyt, -see- ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪt, -si- /

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verb (used with object), dis·as·so·ci·at·ed, dis·as·so·ci·at·ing.

to dissociate.

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Origin of disassociate

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-¹ + associate

OTHER WORDS FROM disassociate

dis·as·so·ci·a·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disassociate

disassociate , dissociate

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How to use disassociate in a sentence

Further impetus for Pauli to disassociate from Jung was the latter’s obsession with UFOs.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners|Paul Halpern|November 18, 2020|Nautilus
Her disassociation with the feminist label and its negative connotations just boils down to semantics.
Susan Sarandon Says She’s Not a Feminist: Why She Dumped the Label|Lizzie Crocker|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps the psychologists of the book will find fault with my way of using the phrase, "disassociation of personality."
Before Adam|Jack London
The same inertia is opposed to the work of disassociation seen operating slowly on certain truths.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont

Fortunate for the individual whom it sets free, this particular disassociation is, in fact, far less fortunate for a people.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont
Its disassociation is, therefore, very little advanced as regards the nation as a whole.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont
Progress in humanity may be estimated by the degree of perfection that the faculty of psychic disassociation has achieved.
The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study|Jean-Marie Guyau

British Dictionary definitions for disassociate

disassociate

/ (ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃɪˌeɪt) /

verb

a less common word for dissociate

Derived forms of disassociate

disassociation, noun

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disassociate

Origin of disassociate

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