Dissociation vs. Disassociation

Dissociationnoun

The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

Dissociationnoun

(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.

Dissociationnoun

(psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.

Dissociationnoun

The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

Dissociationnoun

The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; - said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.

Dissociationnoun

the act of removing from association

Dissociationnoun

a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

Dissociationnoun

(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions

Disassociationnoun

dissociation.

Disassociationnoun

the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination;

Disassociationnoun

a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently