SINCE 1828
compartmentalization
noun
com·part·men·tal·iza·tion
variants:
or British compartmentalisation \kəm-ˌpärt-ˌment-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
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Medical Definition of compartmentalization
: isolation or splitting off of part of the personality or mind with lack of communication and consistency between the parts
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