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depersonalization
[ dee-pur-suh-nl-uh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of depersonalizing.
- the state of being depersonalized.
- Psychiatry. a state in which one no longer perceives the reality of one's self or one's environment.
depersonalization
/ dɪˌpɜːsnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /
noun
- the act or an instance of depersonalizing
- psychiatry an abnormal state of consciousness in which the subject feels unreal and detached from himself and the world
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Word History and Origins
Origin of depersonalization1
First recorded in 1905–10; depersonalize + -ation
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Example Sentences
Even a workman in a modern factory where depersonalization is extreme gets to have "his" machine and is perturbed at a change.
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