dissociative

Definition

Removing or separating from some association.

Etymology

From dissociate + -ive.

Example Sentences

• "It was a lonely, dissociative time in my life, when I stayed holed up in my apartment for weeks on end."
• "The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia."
• "He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode."

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