disassociation
- n the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife - n a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
disassortative mating
- n mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
disaster
- n a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
his policies were a disaster - n an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
the earthquake was a disaster - n an act that has disastrous consequences