English noun: dissociation | |||
| 1. | dissociation (act) the act of removing from association | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
| 2. | dissociation (state) a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently | ||
| Synonyms | disassociation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, dissociative disorder | ||
| 3. | dissociation (process) (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||