dissociative

/dɪˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/

noun

  1. 1

    A dissociative drug

adjective

  1. 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. 2

    Causing dissociation

    The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
  3. 3

    Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders

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

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