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dissociative

/dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/

dissociative adjective: removing or separating from some association.

Adjective

dissociative

  1. Removing or separating from some association.
    • It was a lonely, dissociative time in my life, when I stayed holed up in my apartment for weeks on end.
  2. Causing dissociation.
    • The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
  3. Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.
    • He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.

Noun

dissociative (plural dissociatives)

  1. A dissociative drug.

Antonyms of dissociative

Forms of dissociative

pluraldissociatives

Origin of dissociative

From dissociate + -ive.

Words formed from dissociative

Phrases with dissociative

Questions about dissociative

What does dissociative mean?
Dissociative means removing or separating from some association.
What part of speech is dissociative?
Dissociative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce dissociative?
Dissociative is pronounced /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ (US).

Words near dissociative in the dictionary

  1. dissociation energy
  2. dissociation reaction
  3. dissociation reactions
  4. dissociational
  5. dissociations
  6. dissociative
  7. dissociative amnesia
  8. dissociative disorder
  9. dissociative disorders
  10. dissociative drug
  11. dissociative drugs

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