- disassociation - the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"
--1 is a kind of separation
Antonyms: association
Derived form: verb disassociate1 - dissociation, disassociation - a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
--2 is a kind of psychological state, mental state
--2 has particulars: compartmentalization, compartmentalisation; dissociative disorderDerived form: verb disassociate1