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plural splittings
An instance where something splits. examples
(psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self. quotations
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’.
2007, Brett Kahr, Sex and the Psyche, Penguin, published 2008, page 308
(chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond. examples
comparative more splitting, superlative most splitting
Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped. examples
Very rapid. examples
Severely painful. examples
present participle and gerund of split examples