n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ p ə r-sn ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, - ˌ p ə r-s ə -n ə -l ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1906
1 a : an act or process of depersonalizing b : the quality or state of being depersonalized
2 : a psychopathological syndrome characterized by loss of identity and feelings of unreality and strangeness about one's own behavior