disassociate

verb

dis·​as·​so·​ci·​ate ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt 

-shē-

disassociated; disassociating; disassociates

transitive verb

: to detach from association : dissociate

disassociation

ˌdis-ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən 

-shē-

noun

Synonyms

• break up
• decouple
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disjoint
• dissever
• dissociate
• disunite
• divide
• divorce
• part
• ramify
• resolve
• separate
• sever
• split
• sunder
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Examples of disassociate in a Sentence

the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt

Recent Examples on the Web

Social media is full of posts of women share stories of spending hours doom-scrolling through news, ruminating over the future of reproductive rights, or disassociating from daily tasks. —Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

For those who feel overwhelmed or even disassociated, Yokers recommends a sensory grounding exercise to connect with the present moment and anchor yourself somatically. —Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Maybe teenage Lily is just disassociating because her home life is, to put it lightly, traumatic. —Nina Starner, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024

The authors argue that these jokes allowed Germany to disassociate from the horrors of the Holocaust while simultaneously acknowledging its occurrence. —Pratiksha Thangam Menon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above