disassociation

Example Sentences

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Until now, Schoenbrun has specialized in stories about pop-cultural disassociation, people so isolated by their niche fandoms that they spend more time fixated on fictional characters than living their own lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"It was my way to protect myself, not victimise myself and give me some disassociation, it was like building a bubble."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2024

“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

Other medications to treat his depression had made him feel unlike himself, exacerbating symptoms including confusion and disassociation, but he has not had any adverse side effects from ketamine, Anthony said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

The disassociation from former relations and the sudden transfer to new conditions of life, have proved to be such a shock to many settlers that they fail to readjust their lives to the arising needs.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas