disassociative

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adjective

That disassociates; that causes disassociation

“dissociative drugs”

OriginEnglish associative ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

adjectivedisassociative (comparative more disassociative, superlative most disassociative)

comparative more disassociative · superlative most disassociative

  1. That disassociates; that causes disassociation

    dissociative drugs

    1 more example

    dissociative identity disorder

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishassociative
  7. Englishdisassociative

From dis- + associative.

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Translations

Spanish desasociativo
  • desasociativoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

disassociative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disassociative

MLA

“disassociative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disassociative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disassociative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disassociative.

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