dissociative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/ (US)
- /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. 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.
Meanings
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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.
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Causing dissociation.
The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
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Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.
He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.
Antonyms
Deriveds
nondissociative · dissociative amnesia · dissociatively · photodissociative
Relateds
Translations (1)
es disociativo (Translations)