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 is a valid Words With Friends word