disassociate

"I disassociate the idea of getting a medal because that's when I operate best," the Cambridge-born athlete said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

When people change theirs, it can be a sign that they want to disconnect and disassociate from it, he adds.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

In trying to disassociate herself from the scandal, Melania’s lack of acknowledgment of her husband’s ties to Epstein stands out as a confusing, but increasingly familiar, bit of cognitive dissonance.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

Realistically, my husband and I would probably end the day by binge-watching bad reality TV to decompress and disassociate for a little bit — something like “Love Island.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

The boys from the neighboring room flinched and took a quick step backward, trying to disassociate themselves.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

"The production disassociates you with much of the feeling and heft of live performance."

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Notably, reformist President Mohammad Khatami’s foreign minister in 1998 said that the “government disassociates itself from any reward which has been offered in this regard and does not support it.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2022

If there’s a central theme to the collection, it’s that illness disassociates us from ourselves, even if we survive it.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2021

He added, “On a general level, Cryos disassociates itself from any form of serial sperm donation due to the importance of not exceeding national pregnancy quotas” in each country to which they send sperm.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2021

Such a temper as this naturally disassociates them from reality and makes them contemptuous of contradictory experiences.

From Modern Religious Cults and Movements by Gaius Glenn Atkins

She said: "He was much calmer. He was zoned out. I would say he disassociated."

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

“But sometimes I feel disassociated from the extreme left.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

Museums such as the Louvre, the Tate museums, and the National Portrait Gallery in London have also disassociated themselves from the Sackler family.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024

It’s a psychological crisis, as Tyler Joseph sings about feeling dazed and disassociated, unable to speak but desperate for connection: “Pardon my delay — I’m navigating my head” is his closest explanation.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2024

And then, as if Mr. Muhammad’s voice came from afar, I heard his words: “I’ll have to silence you for the next ninety days—so that the Muslims everywhere can be disassociated from the blunder.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

She’s completely reverting back to being a little girl and doesn’t know how to deal with getting in trouble, and she’s not taking in what’s what’s going on; she’s completely disassociating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

“I would say that just because you're disassociating from politics doesn't mean it is disassociating from you. And at the end of the day, politics do matter.”

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2024

They can wield their power by disassociating with objectionable partners.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022

“For us everyday Chinese Americans, we’re going to have to deal with the same issues of, you know, claiming versus disassociating, and parsing through what to identify with and what not to,” he said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

Finally, he began to prepare the moderate Whigs for peace by presenting the economic considerations and disassociating Marlborough from the Queen's and the ministry's "business of peace."

From A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh by Daniel Defoe