disassociated

Meanings

• Verb

  Separating or causing to be separated mentally or emotionally.

  - "After the argument, John disassociated himself from his friend."
  - "The traumatic experience left her feeling disassociated from reality."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disassociated
discombobulated , disenchanted , disenchanted , disheveled , disillusioned

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Variants

List of all variants of disassociated that leads to same result
disassociate , disassociated , disassociates , disassociating , disassociation , disassociations

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Late 19th century. From dis- 'apart' + associate 'to attend, accompany'.

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Trivia

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1. Disassociation is a common symptom of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

2. The term 'disassociated' was first used in the medical literature in 1896.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dissociative Disorders: A group of mental disorders characterized by a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, perception, identity, or mood.

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Culture

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In psychology, disassociation is a coping mechanism used to deal with traumatic experiences or stress. It has been explored in various forms of literature and art, such as Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Notes from Underground' and the film 'Synecdoche, New York'.

How to Memorize "disassociated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of separating or detaching oneself from a situation or person.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of separation or detachment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Separating Emotionally, Parts Asunder, Releasing Emotional Attachments, Isolating Normally, Separating Traumas, Associating Emotional Distance, Creating Emotional Distance, Separating Attachments, Isolating Emotionally'.

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