dissociative

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ / /dɪˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English dissociate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dissociative From dissociate + -ive.

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.”
Causing dissociation.
“The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.”
Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.
“He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.”

noun

A dissociative drug.