dissociate
To cease associating; To partTo cease associating; To part.
» I mostly just spent the whole day dissociating.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To cease associating; To part.
After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
part; cease or break association with
To cease associating; To part.
(intransitive)To undergo dissociation.
Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
(transitive)To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
abspalten, scheiden, dissoziieren
To cease associating with; to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
(transitive)To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating
aufspalten, dissoziieren
Examples
9 sentencesI mostly just spent the whole day dissociating.
Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.
He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years.
Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
Because of my post-traumatic stress disorder, I tend to dissociate when faced with a stressful situation.
deAufgrund meiner posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung neige ich dazu, mich abzukapseln, wenn ich in eine stressige Situation gerate.
Translations
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Forms
dissociates, dissociating, dissociated, dissociated| Base form | dissociate · to dissociate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dissociates |
| Present participle | dissociating |
| Past simple | dissociated |
| Past participle | dissociated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- regard as unconnected:decouple
- part; cease or break association with:disassociatedivorcedisunitedisjoint
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle