adj
dissociative
dih-SOH-shee-uh-tihv
adj
1
Relating to a mental state or condition in which thoughts, feelings, or identity become disconnected from one another.
"She was diagnosed with a dissociative disorder after the trauma."
noun
1
A drug that produces a feeling of detachment from one's body or surroundings.
"Ketamine is sometimes classified as a dissociative."
How to Use Dissociative
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribing a mental disconnect between thoughts, memory, or identity, or a drug that causes that kind of detached feeling.
Common pairings
dissociative disorder
dissociative identity
dissociative drug
Word Forms
dissociatives plural
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Etymology
From dissociate + -ive.