VERB + DISSOCIATE
begin, cause, tend, wish
DISSOCIATE + NOUN
themselves
PREP.
from, with
ADV.
pathologically, sometimes
verb
To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.
To part; to stop associating.
After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.
To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating
To undergo dissociation.
Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating.
verb — regard as unconnected
verb — part
Because of my post-traumatic stress disorder, I tend to dissociate when faced with a stressful situation.
Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.