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disassociation vs compartmentalization

compartmentalization vs disassociation

disassociation and compartmentalization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disassociation Yes No No No
compartmentalization Yes No No No
As nouns, compartmentalization is a hyponym of disassociation; that is, compartmentalization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disassociation:
  • disassociation: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
  • compartmentalization: a mild state of dissociation
Other hyponyms of disassociation include compartmentalisation, dissociative disorder.
disassociation (noun) compartmentalization (noun)
a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination a mild state of dissociation
Difference between disassociation and compartmentalization

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