dissociative
nounEtymology From dissociate + -ive.
1
A dissociative drug.
dissociative
adjUS /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/
Etymology From dissociate + -ive.
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
Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.
- He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.
- Antonyms
- associative
- Derived terms
- dissociatively, nondissociative, photodissociative
- Related terms
- dissociate, dissociation