Definition of "dissociative" in English

adjective

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. Causing dissociation.

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

3. (psychology) Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.

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

noun

1. A dissociative drug.