English-Italian translations for dissociation

• dissociazione
  Occorrerà inoltre interrogarsi sulla dissociazione operata nell'attuale periodo di programmazione fra sviluppo rurale e politica regionale. Questions must also be asked as to the dissociation implemented over the current scheduling period between rural development and regional policy.

Definition of dissociation

• The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion
• A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind

Examples

• the dissociation of the sulphur molecules
• the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia

Related words

• dissociative
• dissociative disorder
• dissociative identity disorder
• bond dissociation energy
• acid dissociation constant