disassociation vs separation

disassociation and separation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disassociation	Yes	No	No	No
separation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, separation is a hypernym of disassociation; that is, separation is a word with a broader meaning than disassociation:

disassociation (noun)	separation (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 social act of separating or parting company
the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination	the act of dividing or disconnecting
	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
	sorting one thing from others
	the distance between things
	coming apart
	the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
	the space where a division or parting occurs
	the state of lacking unity