Splitting

Definitions

1. An instance where something splits.
   countable, uncountable
2. A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
   countable, uncountable
3. The cleavage of a covalent bond.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process⟳ that psychotherapists refer⟳ to as ‘splitting’.”

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