The action of disconnecting or separating from something or someone. The disassociation from the group allowed her to pursue her own interests.
A mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. During therapy, he explored his disassociation as a way to cope with past trauma.
The process by which a chemical compound separates into simpler constituents, such as molecules, atoms, ions, or radicals. High temperatures caused the disassociation of the molecules into atoms.