disassociate

Example Sentences

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"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

Another police officer, Richard Scott, who helped gather the bodies of those killed, told the inquiry he binned his blood-soaked clothing after his shift to try to "disassociate from the scene".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Finally Scrimgeour said, with no pretense at warmth, “I see. You prefer — like your hero, Dumbledore — to disassociate yourself from the Ministry?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling