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
\ transitive verb compartmentalized or British compartmentalised; compartmentalizing or British compartmentalisingComments on compartmentalization
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