depersonalization

noun

1. the act of depersonalizing.
2. the state of being depersonalized.
3. Psychiatry. a state in which one no longer perceives the reality of one’s self or one’s environment.

noun

1. the act or an instance of depersonalizing
2. psychiatry an abnormal state of consciousness in which the subject feels unreal and detached from himself and the world

n.

1907; see de- + personalization. Related: Depersonalize; depersonalized.

n.

1. A state in which the normal sense of personal identity and reality is lost, characterized by feelings that one’s actions and speech cannot be controlled.