Dissociation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissociation \Dis*so`ci*a"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. dissociatio:
     cf. F. dissociation.]
     1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of
        separation; disunion.
        [1913 Webster]
  


              It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction,
              and confusion of these confederate republics.
                                                    --Burke.
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     2. (Chem.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dissociation
       n 1: the act of removing from association
       2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life
          becomes separated from the rest of the personality and
          functions independently [syn: {disassociation}]
       3: (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a
          molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or
          ions

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  104 Moby Thesaurus words for "dissociation":
     alienation, alpha decay, alternating personality, atom-chipping,
     atom-smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization,
     autism, autistic thinking, avoidance mechanism, beta decay,
     blame-shifting, bombardment, breeding, bullet, catalysis, catalyst,
     chain reaction, cleavage, compensation, decay, decompensation,
     defense mechanism, depersonalization, dereism, dereistic thinking,
     dialysis, disassociation, disconnection, discreteness,
     disintegration series, disjunction, disjuncture, displacement,
     dissociation of personality, double personality, dual personality,
     emotional dissociation, emotional insulation, escape,
     escape into fantasy, escape mechanism, escapism, exchange reaction,
     fantasizing, fantasy, fission, fission reaction, flight,
     gamma decay, hydrolysis, hydrolyst, immateriality, impertinence,
     inapplicability, inappositeness, inconnection, inconsequence,
     independence, ionization, irrelation, irrelevance, isolation,
     mental dissociation, multiple personality, negativism,
     neutron reaction, nonreversible reaction, nuclear fission,
     nucleization, overcompensation, paranoia, paranoid personality,
     personality disorganization, photodisintegration, photolysis,
     projection, proton gun, proton reaction, psychotaxis,
     rationalization, resistance, reversible reaction,
     schizoid personality, schizoidism, schizophrenia, schizothymia,
     separateness, sociological adjustive reactions, split personality,
     splitting, splitting the atom, stimulation, sublimation,
     substitution, target, thermolysis, thermonuclear reaction,
     unconnectedness, unrelatedness, wish-fulfillment fantasy,
     wishful thinking, withdrawal