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dissociative

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/
  • US: /dɪˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Removing or separating from some association.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It was a lonely, dissociative time in my life, when I stayed holed up in my apartment for weeks on end.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Causing dissociation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Examples

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

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A dissociative drug.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

tending to produce dissociation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sekw- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *sokwéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokwh2ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokwyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin dissociō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dissociate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dissociative From dissociate + -ive.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: disociativo — Translations
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