compartmentalization

One entry found for compartmentalization.

Main Entry: com·part·men·tal·iza·tion
Variant(s): or British com·part·men·tal·isa·tion /km-pärt-ment-l--z-shn/
Function: noun
: isolation or splitting off of part of the personality or mind with lack of communication and consistency between the parts
- com·part·men·tal·ize or British com·part·men·tal·ise /-ment-l-z/ transitive verb -ized or British -ised -iz·ing or British -is·ing