dissociative disorder vs dissociation

dissociative disorder and dissociation both are nouns.

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

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

dissociative disorder: dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
dissociation: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

Other hypernyms of dissociative disorder include disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disassociation.

dissociative disorder (noun)	dissociation (noun)
dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down	the act of removing from association
	(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
	a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

dissociative disorder vs dissociation

dissociative disorder and dissociation both are nouns.

Words related to "dissociative disorder"

Words related to "dissociation"