dissociate

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"For example, if at first proteins A and B are separate, adding caffeine brings them together; conversely, if proteins A and B start out together, adding a drug like rapamycin can cause them to dissociate."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Mazin: If you make me dissociate, I’m watching.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

Maybe you're angry for some *waves hands* reason, and need to blow off steam with some shoot-'em-up action or dissociate from your everyday reality.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

She has no trouble watching the finished product though — she can even dissociate and just watch it as a film.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

But the rope dragged me, wobbling and balancing, so rapidly I couldn't hope to dissociate myself from it halfway.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath