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dissociation (n.)

"the severance of association or connection," 1610s, from French dissociation, from Latin dissociationem (nominative dissociatio) "a separation," noun of action from past-participle stem of dissociare (see dissociate).

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dissociate (v.)

1610s (implied in dissociated) "sever the association or connection of," especially "cut off from society," from Latin dissociatus, past participle of dissociare "to separate from companionship, disunite, set at variance," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + sociare "to join," from socius "companion, ally," from PIE *sokw-yo-, suffixed form of root *sekw- (1) "to follow."

Attested from 1540s as a past-participle adjective meaning "separated." Dissociated in psychology (1890) was "characterized by mental disjunction," hence dissociated personality (1905) "pathological state in which two or more distinct personalities exist in the same person."

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Definitions of dissociation from WordNet

dissociation (n.)
the act of removing from association;
dissociation (n.)
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
dissociation (n.)
(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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dissipate

dissipated

dissipation

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dissociation

dissoluble

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dissolution

dissolve

dissonance

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