disassociate

Example Sentences

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The victim told the BBC: "It makes me feel sick - I've tried to disassociate myself from it but whoever has done that has won, they have that of me now."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

"I would do anything not to go to the hospital, anything, I would just completely disassociate or avoid it altogether," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

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

Is it hard for people to disassociate you from the character of Frasier Crane?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

She learned very early on to disassociate herself, to lock out the emotions.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel