dissociative

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/, /dɪˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

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. (psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders

   He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.

Related terms

• dissociate
• dissociation

Noun

dissociative (plural dissociatives)

1. a dissociative drug

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