Example Sentences

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"It was my way to protect myself, not victimise myself and give me some disassociation, it was like building a bubble."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2024

“After Mr. Barbour’s disassociation, we had no further contact with Mr. Barbour on this matter,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

It’s a compelling setup, but Serpell’s delivery is truly innovative: Her shape-shifting approach to character and language captures the disassociation that often attends loss in brand-new ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Other medications to treat his depression had made him feel unlike himself, exacerbating symptoms including confusion and disassociation, but he has not had any adverse side effects from ketamine, Anthony said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

Disjunction -- N. disjunction, disconnection, disunity, disunion, disassociation, disengagement; discontinuity &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark