I've been experiencing depression and dissociation.
Source: tatoeba (11080977)
Dissociation
/dɪˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "dissociation" (121 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (25)
alienationalpha decayalternating personalityatom smashingatom-chippingatom-smashingatomic disintegrationatomic reactionatomizationautismautistic thinkingavoidance mechanismbeta decayblame-shiftingbombardmentbreedingbulletcatalysiscatalystchain reaction
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Adjective(1 words)
broken ties
Strong matches (36)
defense mechanismdepersonalizationdereismdereistic thinkingdialysisdisassociationdisconnectiondiscretenessdisintegration seriesdisjunctiondisjuncturedisplacementdissociation of personalitydouble personalitydual personalityemotional dissociationemotional insulationescapeescape into fantasyescape mechanism
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Noun(8 words)
depersonalizationdetachmentdetachment from realitydisassociatingdisassociationdisassociation from groupdisconnectionfamily disconnection
Verb(1 words)
Related words (60)
gamma decayhydrolysishydrolystimmaterialityimpertinenceinapplicabilityinappositenessinconnectioninconsequenceindependenceionizationirrelationirrelevanceisolationmental dissociationmultiple personalitynegativismneutron reactionnonreversible reactionnuclear fission
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nucleizationovercompensationparanoiaparanoid personalitypersonality disorganizationphotodisintegrationphotolysisprojectionproton gunproton reactionpsychotaxisrationalizationresistancereversible reactionschizoid personalityschizoidismschizophreniaschizothymiaseparatenesssociological adjustive reactionssplit personalitysplittingsplitting the atomstimulationsublimationsubstitutiontargetthermolysisthermonuclear reactionunconnectednessunrelatednesswish fulfillmentwish-fulfillment fantasywishful thinkingwithdrawal
Noun(5 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: alienation, alpha decay, alternating personality, atom smashing, atom-chipping.
- Sentence evidence is available for dissociation, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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When not to replace "dissociation"
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Replacement workflow
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entrieschemical actionchemical changechemical processmental conditionmental stateprocesspsychological conditionpsychological processpsychological stateseparationstate
More specific
10 entriesacid dissociationbase dissociationchemical dissociationdepersonalizationderealizationdissociative amnesiaelectrolyte dissociationmechanical dissociationmolecular dissociationwater dissociation
Collocations
5 entrieschemical dissociationdissociation constantdissociation energyemotional dissociationwater dissociation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Oxygen was later produced and introduced into our atmosphere through two processes; photochemical dissociation, caused by the breakup of water molecules by the sun’s ultraviolet light, and photosynthesis, the process that uses carbon dioxide and water (H₂O) to form organic compounds while also releasing oxygen (O₂).
Source: tatoeba (11549898)
Some say that Lutheran Christianity has been modernized to a point of total dissociation from the original precepts of the Bible.
Source: tatoeba (12601554)
A general observation in memory studies of individuals with ASD is that they tend to experience greater difficulties on tests of free recall than tests of recognition or cued recall (Boucher, Mayes, & Bigham, 2012). In its own right, this pattern suggests greater difficulties with retrieval through recollection than through familiarity, but there is also more direct evidence for this dissociation.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "dissociation"?
Closest matches include alienation, alpha decay, alternating personality, atom smashing, atom-chipping.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "dissociation"?
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