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depersonalisation

depersonalisation is the alternative spelling of depersonalization.

Meaning of depersonalization

Noun

depersonalization (countable and uncountable, plural depersonalizations)

  1. The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
    • He was in a critical state of depersonalization.
  2. The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
    • His depersonalization causes a great deal of stress as he searches for an authentic personal identity.
  3. A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
    • His severe depersonalization causes an aloof demeanor.

Forms of depersonalisation

pluraldepersonalisations

Origin of depersonalisation

From de- + personalisation.

Words that rhyme with depersonalisation

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Questions about depersonalisation

What is depersonalisation the alternative spelling of?
Depersonalisation is the alternative spelling of depersonalization.

Words near depersonalisation in the dictionary

  1. depersist
  2. depersisted
  3. depersisting
  4. depersists
  5. deperson
  6. depersonalisation
  7. depersonalisations
  8. depersonalise
  9. depersonalised
  10. depersonalises
  11. depersonalising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: depersonalisation (page history and authors); depersonalization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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