Dissociate
/dɪˈsoʊ.si.eɪt/noun
To separate or disconnect from something; in psychology, to experience a split in awareness, memory, or identity.
Did you know?“Dissociate” comes from a Latin form meaning “to join apart,” built from the same root behind “society,” so the word itself hides a story of breaking fellowship.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dissociare
“to separate, disunite; literally, to un-join”
Late Latin
Latin
dissociatus
“separated, detached”
16th Century
English
dissociate
“to separate or set apart”
19th Century
English
dissociation
“the act or state of being separated; later, a psychological splitting of consciousness”
Modern English
English
dissociate
“to disconnect, separate, or mentally detach”