DISAFFILIATION Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

disaffiliation

noun

Definition of disaffiliation

as in dissociation

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Recent Examples of disaffiliation As assimilation and disaffiliation have transformed the community, more observant populations have taken on a larger role. — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026 The vision, centered on spreading the gospel to others, comes at a moment when church apathy and disaffiliation is on the rise across the nation, Martin said. — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026

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Noun

These include anxiety, emotional distress, resurfacing of painful memories and dissociation – feeling detached from oneself or one’s surroundings.

— Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The criteria include frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, having unstable relationships, identity disturbance, impulsive behavior, chronic feelings of emptiness, intense anger, emotional instability, paranoia or dissociation under stress, and recurrent suicidal behavior or self-harm.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026

Definition of dissociation

Noun

In 1991, amidst the Balkan region’s dissolution and prompted by the unfolding events, 6-year-old Maja and her parents make the decision to journey from Yugoslavia to Denmark.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Fragmentation in the form of armed conflicts, tariff disputes and the dissolution of trade blocs is at an all-time high.

— Yasushi Sasaki, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of dissolution

Noun

The breakup followed reports of turmoil between the two, many of them detailing how the couple was trying to work through things and do right by their 7-month-old daughter.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
That stopped Saturday, starting with the two interceptions, a pair of fumbles, one pass breakup and a few would-be sacks.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of breakup

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