depersonalization
noun
de·per·son·al·i·za·tion
| \ (ˌ)dē-ˌpər-snə-lə-ˈzā-shən
, -ˌpər-sə-nə-lə-\
, -ˌpər-sə-nə-lə-\
Definition of depersonalization
1a
: an act or process of depersonalizing
b
: the quality or state of being depersonalized
2
: a psychopathological syndrome characterized by loss of identity and feelings of unreality and strangeness about one's own behavior
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Doctors now face a burnout epidemic: thirty-five per cent of them show signs of high depersonalization, a type of emotional withdrawal that makes personal connections with their patients difficult. — Eric Topol, The New Yorker, "Why Doctors Should Organize," 5 Aug. 2019 People with dissociative psychiatric conditions such as derealization or depersonalization syndrome report that their perceptual worlds, even their own selves, lack a sense of reality. — Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, "The Neuroscience of Reality," 27 Aug. 2019 While this is sound advice, homeowners can take the depersonalization process too far, Dr. Graham said. — Diane Stopyra, New York Times, "When You Give Your House Keys to a Stranger," 16 Aug. 2019 Photo: IStock For some people, this system goes awry in a condition called depersonalization. — Helen Thomson, WSJ, "Strange Stories of Extraordinary Brains—and What We Can Learn From Them," 29 June 2018 This isn’t a necessarily a bad thing if that data is being used to make communication easier and faster, but there are questions about the depersonalization that might result. — Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, "Gmail Is Going To Help Us Write Our Emails — Is That A Good Thing?," 11 May 2018 Complicating matters, depersonalization also crops up frequently as a symptom of common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. — Ruth Davis Konigsberg, Marie Claire, "What If Your Anxiety or Depression Is Actually "DDD"?," 10 Feb. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'depersonalization.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
de·per·son·al·iza·tion
variants:
or British depersonalisation \ (ˌ)dē-ˌpər-snə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌpərs-ᵊn-ə-lə-
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Medical Definition of depersonalization
: the act or process of causing or the state resulting from loss of the sense of personal identity
especially
: a psychopathological syndrome characterized by loss of identity and feelings of unreality or strangeness about one's own behavior
Other Words from depersonalization
depersonalize
or British depersonalise \ (ˈ)dē-ˈpər-snə-ˌlīz, -ˈpərs-ᵊn-ə-
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transitive verb
depersonalized
or British depersonalised;
depersonalizing
or British depersonalising
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transitive verb
depersonalized
or British depersonalised;
depersonalizing
or British depersonalising