compartmentalisation

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A noun referring to the act of separating or distributing things into distinct classes, categories, or compartments, often used in psychology to describe a mild state of dissociation.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la acción de dividir o distribuir cosas en compartimentos, clases o categorías separadas; en psicología, se refiere a un mecanismo de defensa por el cual se mantienen separados pensamientos o emociones conflictivos.

1. Mild state of dissociation C1 formal medical

   A psychological process where a person separates certain thoughts, emotions, or memories from the rest of their consciousness, often as a coping mechanism.

   • Her compartmentalisation of work stress allowed her to remain calm at home.
   • The therapist noted his compartmentalisation of traumatic memories.
   • Compartmentalisation can be a useful short-term strategy for managing overwhelming emotions.

   🇪🇸Compartimentalización (disociación leve)

   Sinónimos: detachmentdisconnectiondissociation

   Antónimos: assimilationintegration

2. Categorization or classification B2 formal

   The act of dividing things into separate groups, classes, or categories based on shared characteristics.

   • The compartmentalisation of library books by genre makes them easier to find.
   • In biology, the compartmentalisation of species into kingdoms is fundamental.
   • The company's compartmentalisation of departments improved efficiency.

   🇪🇸clasificación

   Sinónimos: categorizationclassificationgradinggroupingorderingpigeonholingsortingtaxonomy

   Antónimos: amalgamationassimilationintegrationsynthesisunification

• compartmentalisations plural form
• compartmentalisations' possessive plural form
• compartmentalisation's possessive singular form