Definition of "disassociating" [disassociating]

• Present participle of disassociate. (verb)

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• "I find this interesting because it suggests that there's a disorienting effect on drivers -- something about disassociating from the direction you're traveling in -- when sound, motion, and the subject of your conversation aren't in synch."
• "We tend to "leave" our bodies when frightened; disassociating is a natural initial reaction that gives us a break so we can deal with trauma, bit by bit."
• "And I want to emphasize that it doesn't mean that all of a sudden you are either disassociating or that you're going to get really, really stupid practicing mindfulness because now you're just in the present moment and you don't know what's really happening and you've now gone beyond thought."