Definition of DISSOCIATIVE

dissociative

Plural: dissociatives

Adjective Satellite

  • tending to produce dissociation

Adj

  • Removing or separating from some association.
  • Causing dissociation.
  • Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.

Noun

  • A dissociative drug.

Examples

  • He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.
  • It was a lonely, dissociative time in my life, when I stayed holed up in my apartment for weeks on end.
  • The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.

Origin / Etymology

From dissociate + -ive.

Antonyms

associative

Scrabble Score: 18

dissociative: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dissociative: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dissociative: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

dissociative: valid Words With Friends Word