depersonalization vs dissociative disorder

dissociative disorder vs depersonalization

depersonalization and dissociative disorder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
depersonalization	Yes	No	No	No
dissociative disorder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dissociative disorder is a hypernym of depersonalization; that is, dissociative disorder is a word with a broader meaning than depersonalization:

depersonalization: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
dissociative disorder: dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

depersonalization (noun)	dissociative disorder (noun)
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality	dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine

Difference between depersonalization and dissociative disorder

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