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dissociation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French dissociation, from Latin dissoci?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??s????ie???n/ (UK)
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
dissociation (countable and uncountable, plural dissociations)
- The act of dissociating or 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.
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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.
- 1999, Joan d'Arc and Al Hidell, The Conspiracy Reader: From the Deaths of JFK and John Lennon to Government-Sponsored Alien Cover-Ups
- 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.
- 1999, Joan d'Arc and Al Hidell, The Conspiracy Reader: From the Deaths of JFK and John Lennon to Government-Sponsored Alien Cover-Ups
Related terms
- dissociate
- dissociative
Translations
Danish
Noun
dissociation c (singular definite dissociationen, plural indefinite dissociationer)
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Declension
Related terms
- dissociere
Further reading
- “dissociation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Latin dissociatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.s?.sja.sj??/
Noun
dissociation f (plural dissociations)
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Related terms
- dissociatif
- dissocier
Further reading
- “dissociation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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retreat
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Noun
retreat (plural retreats)
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- ... he built his son a house of pleasure, on purpose to keep him out of harm's way; and spared neither art nor cost to make it a delicious retreat.
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
Related terms
- retract
Translations
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) (intransitive)
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- To withdraw militar forces
- To withdraw militar forces
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
- a retreating forehead
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? treat
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i??t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated)
- Alternative spelling of re-treat
Further reading
- Retreat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- treater, tree rat
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreater, definite plural retreatene)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to the 2005 spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “retreat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreatar, definite plural retreatane)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision made alongside the 2005 Bokmål spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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