disassociate

verb

dis·​as·​so·​ci·​ate ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt 

-shē-

disassociated; disassociating; disassociates

transitive verb

: to detach from association : dissociate

disassociation

ˌdis-ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən 

-shē-

noun

Synonyms

• break up
• decouple
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disjoint
• dissever
• dissociate
• disunite
• divide
• divorce
• part
• ramify
• resolve
• separate
• sever
• split
• sunder
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Examples of disassociate in a Sentence

the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt

Recent Examples on the Web

For those who feel overwhelmed or even disassociated, Yokers recommends a sensory grounding exercise to connect with the present moment and anchor yourself somatically. —Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Maybe teenage Lily is just disassociating because her home life is, to put it lightly, traumatic. —Nina Starner, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024

The authors argue that these jokes allowed Germany to disassociate from the horrors of the Holocaust while simultaneously acknowledging its occurrence. —Pratiksha Thangam Menon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2023

On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg, 68, prefaced Hostin’s segment by saying that Trump released a statement disassociating himself from Hinchcliffe’s comments. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above