dissociate

Verb

Meaning

To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

divorce disjoint disassociate disunite decouple sunder separate distance break split separated remove distinguish abstract divide
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Antonyms

associate cleave hatter group annex bridge
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Hypernyms

separate break split tell distinguish differentiate

Related terms

disassociate atomize atomise

Phrases with the word

dissociate oneself dissociate ourselves dissociate oneself from

Derivatives

dissociated dissociating

Examples

I am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of the vast consumer cultures of Tokyo and the subcultures of the world at large. Kenzaburō Ōe

The social group which the city represents is so strong that it draws men into sin which is hardly personal to them, but from which they cannot dissociate themselves even if they so desire. Individual virtues are engulfed by the sin of the city. Jacques Ellul

When I speak of 'negative dialectics' not the least important reason for doing so is my desire to dissociate myself from this fetishization of the positive. Theodor Adorno

To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system. Tariq Ali

you must dissociate these two events! Source: Internet

decouple our foreign policy from ideology Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dissocial dissocialise dissocialize dissociate oneself dissociate oneself from dissociate ourselves