to disidentify
- verb
- /ˌdɪsˈaɪdɛntɪfaɪ/
:
desidentificarse
- As she explored new interests, she began to disidentify with the expectations of her peers.
- disidentify with academics
And then what will slowly let you disidentify from that avatar.
- And then what will slowly let you disidentify from that avatar.
- Your responsibility is to be present, which means to disidentify from the voices.
- You know, how to see what's going on from a different perspective, how to disidentify with your ego.
- You know, So once I disidentified, once I said, no, this is just a book.
- And and it's been boy, you, really you, and then will slowly let you disidentify from that avatar.
Examples
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Migueles disidentifies with the perceived role of a young boy who works in a tourist hotel.
Academic text (2017) -
For African American students, disidentifying with the academic culture of school serves as a factor that protects these students from low self-appraisal and low self-esteem.
Academic text (2007) -
Your responsibility is to be present, which means to disidentify from the voices.
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You know, how to see what's going on from a different perspective, how to disidentify with your ego.
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And then what will slowly let you disidentify from that avatar.
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He disidentifies, in other words, from the very group to which he belongs.
Academic text (2000) -
Also must disidentify with Brandeis, with the graduate department, with the APA, with children, with students, and with younger colleagues.
Academic text (2006) -
To better understand himself, he decided to disidentify from his past beliefs.
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In therapy, she learned to disidentify from the negative labels she had accepted for years.
Synonyms
75
7.0
Keep away from someone or something to show no connection
16
7.0
To end a connection with a person, group, or idea
3
6.7
To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea
How Identified
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2.8
235
3.4
75
7.0
- Formal
33
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
disidentify = identify (semi-transparent) = dis + ident + ify
The sense is broadly the opposite of 'identify' in the social or psychological sense, but learners may not predict this exact reflexive-affiliative use without prior exposure.
Etymology
Disidentify comes from dis- ('not' or 'remove') plus identify ('to see yourself as part of a group'). Imagine taking off a group's name tag: to disidentify with a group is to stop seeing yourself as connected to it.