disassociation
Severing of connection
Disassociation is the act of separating or disconnecting from something—a group, an idea, or a former association: The company sought disassociation from its controversial founder.
In psychology, dissociation (the more common spelling for the clinical term) describes a mental disconnection from thoughts, feelings, or identity, often as a response to trauma.
The dis- spelling emphasizes active separation rather than a psychological state.
Mental separation from surroundings
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
suppression · denial · trauma · fragmentation · splitting · fugue · detachment · numbing
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- disconnectionState of being severed
- distancingCreating space or separation
rift · breach · falling-out · withdrawal · isolation · exclusion · rejection · breakup
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disconnectionState of being severed
emptiness · flatness · desensitization · coldness · shutdown · unfeeling · hollowness · blunting
Act of taking away
- departureAct of going away
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
disaffiliation · distancing · severance · renunciation · split · breakaway · decoupling · separation
dissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
repression · suppression · denial · trauma · fragmentation · splitting · fugue · detachment · numbing · defense mechanism
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- disconnectionState of being severed
distancing · rift · breach · falling-out · withdrawal · isolation · exclusion · rejection · breakup · disaffection
numbness
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- apathyAbsence of feeling
disconnection · emptiness · flatness · desensitization · coldness · shutdown · unfeeling · hollowness · blunting · indifference
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- departureAct of going away
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
defection · disaffiliation · distancing · severance · renunciation · split · breakaway · decoupling · separation · exit
- Wireless Attacksevil twin, man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, jamming, signal jamming
- excommunicationexpulsion, banishment, casting out, anathema, disfellowship
disassociationassociation
Group with shared aim
connection · affiliation · attachment · linkage · bonding
disassociationpresence
State of being somewhere
integration · engagement · mindfulness · awareness · embodiment
disassociationassociation
Group with shared aim
membership · affiliation · consolidation · merger · unification