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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdistociation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-to-sja-sjo
"La distociation des idées est parfois nécessaire à la clarté."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of isolating, disjoining, or breaking an association or connection between things.
"The distociation of the theoretical concepts from their practical applications created confusion." - 2
A state of being disconnected or separated from a group, system, or previously established alliance.
"Political analysts observed a gradual distociation of the regional party from its national coalition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'distociation' (phonetically rendered as dis-tɑ-sja-sjɔ), coming from the Latin prefix dis- (apart) and sociatio (association/connection). Historically emerging in psychological and sociological contexts to describe a formal process of breaking associations or separating connections.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distociation" is said worldwide
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distociation
Transliteration: dis-to-sja-sjo
"La distociation des idées est parfois nécessaire à la clarté."
Dissoziation
Transliteration: dɪsotsi̯atˈtsi̯oːn
"Die Dissoziation von Theorie und Praxis ist problematisch."
distociazione
Transliteration: di-sto-tʃat-tsjo-ne
"La distociazione dei legami politici ha sorpreso tutti."
distociación
Transliteration: dis-to-sja-sjon
"La distociación del grupo principal generó nuevas alianzas."
distociação
Transliteration: dis-to-si-a-sãw
"A distociação formal ocorreu após a reunião de diretoria."
अलगाव
Transliteration: algaav
"सिद्धार्थ का अपने पुराने विचारों से अलगाव स्पष्ट था।"
解离
Transliteration: jiělí
"这种理论与实际的解离并不罕见。"
해리
Transliteration: haeri
"이론과 실제 사이의 해리가 심화되었다."
解離
Transliteration: kairi
"現実との解離が生じている。"
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