Disassociate

/ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt/ verb

Definition

To disconnect, separate, or end a relationship or association with someone or something.

Etymology

From dis- (meaning 'reverse' or 'undo') + associate (from Latin associare, 'to join with'). The verb emerged in English around the 1600s as a way to express the opposite of association.

Kelly Says

Many people confuse 'disassociate' with 'dissociate,' but they're slightly different—dissociate is more about psychological disconnection (like spacing out), while disassociate is about breaking an active connection. Politicians love this word when they want to separate themselves from controversial allies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ለውጥ
lew-t
ARالعربية
فك الارتباط
fik al-irtibāṭ
BNবাংলা
বিচ্ছেদ
bi-cche-d
CACatalà
desvincular
des-vin-ku-lar
CSČeština
odloučit
od-loo-chit
DADansk
afskille
af-skil-le
DEDeutsch
sich trennen
zich tren-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αποσυνδέω
a-po-sin-de-o
ESEspañol
desvincular
des-vin-ku-lar
FAفارسی
جدا شدن
jada shodan
FISuomi
erottaa
e-ro-taa
FRFrançais
se dissocier
se dis-o-sye-er
GUGU
આપડવું
a-apd-vu
HAHA
raba
ra-ba
HEעברית
להיפרד
le-hi-per-ad
HIहिन्दी
अलग होना
al-lag ho-na
HUMagyar
elválaszt
el-va-lasz-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
memisahkan
me-mis-a-hkan
IGIG
gbaa
gbaa
ITItaliano
dissociarsi
dis-so-sya-r-si
JA日本語
分離する
bun-ri suru
KKKK
бөліп
bo-lip
KMKM
បំពាក់
bom-pe-ak
KO한국어
분리하다
bun-ri-ha-da
MRMR
वेगळे करा
veg-g-le ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pisahkan
pi-sa-hkan
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-pya
NLNederlands
ontkoppelen
ont-kop-pe-len
NONorsk
skille seg
skil-le seg
PAPA
ਉਤਰ
u-tar
PLPolski
odłączyć
od-wac-zyc
PTPortuguês
desassociar
des-as-so-si-ar
RORomână
dezlipi
de-z-li-pi
RUРусский
рассоединяться
rass-o-ye-d-in-yatsya
SVSvenska
avskilja
av-ski-l-ja
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
பொருந்தாமை
por-un-tha-mai
TEతెలుగు
విడదీయడం
vi-da-dee-ya-dam
THไทย
แยกออก
yaek ok
TLTL
hiwalay
hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
bağlantıyı koparmak
ba-glan-ti-yi kop-ar-mak
UKУкраїнська
роз'єднатися
roz-ye-d-natsya
URاردو
جدا ہونا
jada hona
VITiếng Việt
tách rời
tach roi
YOYO
jẹ́
je
ZH中文
分离
fēn lì
ZUZU
hlala
h-la-la

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