disassociate
Cut yourself off
Disassociate means to detach or separate from something—mentally, emotionally, or organizationally.
You might disassociate yourself from a controversial statement or disassociate from painful memories.
In psychology, to disassociate is to disconnect from one's thoughts, feelings, or sense of identity, often as a response to trauma.
The word is interchangeable with dissociate, though dissociate is more common in clinical contexts.
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unlinkSever a connection
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
separate · disengage · release · unfasten · disentangle · remove · extricate · disjoin
Recognize as distinct
- differentiateIdentify differences between things
- separateTo set apart
- decoupleSeparate joined systems
- segregateSeparate by category
isolate · partition · compartmentalize · divorce · delineate · demarcate · unbundle · disaggregate
Remove or pull away
- resignVoluntarily leave office
- secedeFormally leave a group
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- disengageBreak free from attachment
leave · quit · depart · separate · disaffiliate · unsubscribe · divest
Detachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
splitting · fragmentation · amnesia · coping · disconnection · identity · numbing · detachment
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- distanceSpace between two points
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disaffiliationFormal separation from organization
severance · rift · breach · rupture · falling-out · cut-off · disownment · rejection
detach
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unlinkSever a connection
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
uncouple · separate · disengage · release · unfasten · disentangle · remove · extricate · disjoin · sever
distinguish
Recognize as distinct
- differentiateIdentify differences between things
- separateTo set apart
- decoupleSeparate joined systems
segregate · isolate · partition · compartmentalize · divorce · delineate · demarcate · unbundle · disaggregate · parse
withdraw
Remove or pull away
disengage · leave · quit · depart · separate · disaffiliate · unsubscribe · divest
depersonalization
Detachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
compartmentalization · splitting · fragmentation · amnesia · coping · disconnection · identity · numbing · detachment · fugue
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- distanceSpace between two points
- withdrawalAct of taking away
disaffiliation · severance · rift · breach · rupture · falling-out · cut-off · disownment · rejection · abandonment
disassociateintegrate
Combine into unified whole
reconnect · reintegrate · ground · assimilate · unify
disassociated, disassociating, disassociates, disassociation, disassociations, disassociative