Depersonalization (Noun)
Meaning 1
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Depersonalization disorder often leaves the individual feeling as if they are living in a dream, with a perpetual sense of detachment from reality.
- During the episode, Sarah experienced depersonalization, watching herself go through the motions of daily life without any sense of emotional connection.
- As a symptom of his post-traumatic stress disorder, Mark began to feel a growing sense of depersonalization, as if he was observing his own life from afar.
- After the car accident, Emily started experiencing episodes of depersonalization, where she felt like a stranger in her own body, unable to shake off the feeling of being an outsider.
- In her struggle with depersonalization, Rachel often felt like she was floating above her own body, disconnected from her emotions and the world around her.
Synonyms
- Depersonalisation Disorder
- Depersonalisation
- Depersonalization Disorder
- Depersonalisation Neurosis
- Depersonalization Neurosis
Related Words
Meaning 3
Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.