ddisassoċja
Maltese
Alternative forms
- iddisassoċja (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
- disassoċja (rarer variant)
Etymology
Either from rare Italian disassociare or more probably a pseudo-Romance calque of English disassociate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)d.dɪ.sasˈsɔ.t͡ʃja/
Verb
ddisassoċja (imperfect jiddisassoċja, past participle ddisassoċjat) (reflexive)
- to dissociate oneself from something [+ ruħ (object)]
- 2020 November 3, “Siġġu inqas għall-PN? Ryan Mercieca jitfa' n-nomina għall-elezzjoni każwali fit-13-il distrett”, in Illum:
- Mercieca ħareġ mal-Partit Nazzjonalista fl-aħħar elezzjoni ġenerali, iżda l-Ħadd li għadda l-Partit Nazzjonalista ddisassoċja ruħu minnu hekk kif qed ikun investigat mill-kumitat tal-etika.
- Mercieca ran for the Nationalist Party in the last general election, but last Sunday the Nationalist Party dissociated itself from him, as he is being investigated by the ethics committee.
Related terms
- assoċja
- assoċjazzjoni