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

Other Words from compartmentalization

compartmentalize or British compartmentalise \ -ˈment-ᵊl-ˌīz

\ transitive verb compartmentalized or British compartmentalised; compartmentalizing or British compartmentalising

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