dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt ʌnˈkʌpəl reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive) regard as unconnected you must dissociate these two events! decouple our foreign policy from ideology disconnect or separate uncouple the hounds