disassociate

verb

dis·​as·​so·​ci·​ate ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt 

-shē-

disassociated; disassociating; disassociates

transitive verb

: to detach from association : dissociate

disassociation

ˌdis-ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən 

-shē-

noun

Synonyms

• break up
• decouple
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disjoint
• dissever
• dissociate
• disunite
• divide
• divorce
• part
• ramify
• resolve
• separate
• sever
• split
• sunder
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Examples of disassociate in a Sentence

the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt

Recent Examples on the Web

In the wake of the cancellations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. —Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

Following the cancelations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance disassociated from the Kennedy Center. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025

Some people are able to disassociate the act from the emotion, but others struggle with this, and that’s okay. —Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025

Many of Manson's followers disassociated themselves from the family during their incarceration, but a few remained loyal to him until his death in November 2017. —Elaine Aradillas, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above