depersonalization

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /diˌpɚsənələˈzeɪʃən/ UK /diːˌpɜːsənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
loss of a sense of personal identity or of reality's familiarity

Chronic stress can trigger episodes of depersonalization.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · loss of a sense of personal... dehumanizationalienation detachmentdissociation

Opposites

personalizationindividualization

Word family

Related forms person personal personalize depersonalize

Etymology

Formed from depersonalize (de- plus personalize) plus the suffix -ation; personal is from Latin personalis, from persona ('mask, character, person').

de- Latin persona Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# depersonalization

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /diˌpɚsənələˈzeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /diːˌpɜːsənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. loss of a sense of personal identity or of reality's familiarity

## Examples
- Chronic stress can trigger episodes of depersonalization.

## Synonyms
- dehumanization
- alienation
- detachment
- dissociation

## Antonyms
- personalization
- individualization

## Related Forms
- person
- personal
- personalize
- depersonalize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: de-
- Root: persona

## Etymology
Formed from depersonalize (de- plus personalize) plus the suffix -ation; personal is from Latin personalis, from persona ('mask, character, person').

## AI Etymology
Depersonalization has the etymological history Formed from depersonalize (de- plus personalize) plus the suffix -ation; personal is from Latin personalis, from persona ('mask, character, person'). The ancestry passes through Latin de- and Latin persona. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure; the suffix -ation marks an action, process, or result, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "loss of a sense of personal identity or of reality's familiarity", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include person, personal, personalize, and depersonalize.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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