Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disassociate

/dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: dis-as-so-ci-ate
IPA: /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.

verb

To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis.

Transitive verb

verb

To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve.

Intransitive verb

verb

Alternative form of dissociate.

Example Sentences

"After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate."
"If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment."
"Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), a group that promotes conservatism on college campuses, has kicked one of its prominent speakers, Michelle Malkin, to the curb. […] YAF did exactly the right thing by disassociating itself from Malkin for coming to Fuentes’ defense."
"The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables."
"The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English associate English disassociate From dis- + associate.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disassociates (present, singular) disassociating (participle, present) disassociated (participle, past) disassociated (past)

Derived Forms

disassociation disassociator

Frequently Paired Words

dissociate dissociation dissolution unaffiliated unassociated disestablish granularize

Synonyms

dissociate divorce disunite disjoint

Antonyms

associate

Questions

How do you pronounce disassociate?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/.
What does disassociate mean?: To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation.
Where does disassociate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English associate English disassociate From dis- + associate.

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