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Disassociate vs. Dissociate
Disassociate
Examples:
She chose to disassociate herself from the toxic environment.The actor attempted to disassociate from his problematic past roles.Many people find it hard to disassociate stress from work tasks.
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Dissociate
/dɪˈsəʊʃieɪt/Examples:
He tried to dissociate the brand from the scandal.Psychological therapy helps patients dissociate anxious thoughts.The artist sought to dissociate her style from traditional norms.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Both words come from the same root but have slightly different nuances.
- Disassociate is often used in everyday contexts to imply a deliberate separation, often in terms of relationships.
- Dissociate is more commonly used in scientific or medical contexts, such as psychology, to describe a process where one part becomes detached from the rest.
- Remember that disassociate has an extra a, which is like an addition or expansion in informal contexts.
- Dissociate is the simpler form and often used in more formal or technical scenarios.
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