dissociation

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Using advanced molecular dynamics simulations, Litman and co-author Angelos Michaelides found that strong electric fields greatly increase water dissociation in an unexpected way.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

These experiences may involve frightening and anxiety-ridden experiences like hallucinations, or things like the dissolution of the ego, which can be disorienting and lead to a feeling of dissociation with oneself.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

"I lived a dissociation effect. I had difficulties recognising myself from the start," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

The side effects included transient dizziness, dissociation, disorientation, loss of balance, impaired memory and cognition, and weakness in the legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

There was a dissociation of form and substance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy