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compartmentalization

noun com·part·men·tal·iza·tion
variants: or British compartmentalisation play \kəm-ˌpärt-ˌment-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən\

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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compartmentalize

or British compartmentalise play \-ˈment-ᵊl-ˌīz\ transitive verb compartmentalized or British compartmentalised; compartmentalizing or British compartmentalising

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