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dissociation vs compartmentalization

compartmentalization vs dissociation

dissociation and compartmentalization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dissociation Yes No No No
compartmentalization Yes No No No
As nouns, compartmentalization is a hyponym of dissociation; that is, compartmentalization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dissociation:
  • dissociation: 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 dissociation include compartmentalisation, dissociative disorder.
dissociation (noun) compartmentalization (noun)
the act of removing from association the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions a mild state of dissociation
a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
Difference between dissociation and compartmentalization

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