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Solitariness vs Dissociation - What's the difference?

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Solitariness is a related term of dissociation.


As nouns the difference between solitariness and dissociation

is that solitariness is the state or quality of being solitary while dissociation is the act of dissociating]] or [[disunite|disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

solitariness

English

Noun

  • The state or quality of being solitary.
  • * , II.8:
  • I saw a Deane of S. Hillarie of Poictiers, reduced by reason and the incommoditie of his melancholy to such a continuall solitarinesse , that when I entered into his chamber he had never removed one step out of it in two and twenty yeares before.
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
  • So much as doing good is better than not doing evil, will I account Christian good fellowship better than an eremitish and melancholy solitariness .

    dissociation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of dissociating]] or [[disunite, disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
  • (chemistry) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances.
  • the dissociation of the sulphur molecules
    the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia
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  • (psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.
  • "Project MONARCH could be best described as a form of structured dissociation and occultic integration, carried out in order to compartmentalize the mind into multiple personalities within a systematic framework." —Ron Patton