The state of being emotionally or socially separated from others, or from one's own feelings and experiences. It can result from trauma, depression, or social isolation and often involves feeling detached or numb.
Formed by adding prefix 'dis-' meaning apart or away, to 'connection' from Latin 'connexionem' meaning a joining together. The psychological usage developed alongside research on attachment, dissociation, and social isolation in the 20th century.
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