Dissociation



GRE

解释

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• n. 分离, 脱离关系
• ［类］ 反义词: affiliation ( 加入)
• ［记］ dis ( 分开) +soci ( 社会) +ation -> 伙伴分开 -> 分离
• the act or process of dissociating ; the state of being dissociated

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1611
• 1. the act or process of dissociating ; the state of being dissociated: as
  • a. the process by which a chemical combination breaks up into simpler constituents; especially one that results from the action of energy (as heat) on a gas or of a solvent on a dissolved substance
  • b. the separation of whole segments of the personality (as in multiple personality disorder) or of discrete mental processes (as in the schizophrenias) from the mainstream of consciousness or of behavior
• 2. the property inherent in some biological stocks (as of certain bacteria) of differentiating into two or more distinct and relatively permanent strains; also such a strain
• ? dissociative adjective

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