Dissociative

Adjective

adjective

1. removing or separating from some associationIt was a lonely, dissociative time in my life, when I stayed holed up in my apartment for weeks on end.
2. causing dissociationThe dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
3. (psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disordersHe had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.

Related terms

• dissociate
• dissociation

Full definition of dissociative

Noun

1. a dissociative drug----