disassociation

Example Sentences

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“There is a little bit of a disassociation between how the company’s doing and how the stock is doing,” he says.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Diagnosed with anxiety at eight and depression at 14, Melissa says she feels a level of disassociation from her life before.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“After Mr. Barbour’s disassociation, we had no further contact with Mr. Barbour on this matter,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

It’s a compelling setup, but Serpell’s delivery is truly innovative: Her shape-shifting approach to character and language captures the disassociation that often attends loss in brand-new ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon