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dis·so·cia·tive | \ (ˈ)dis-ˈō-s(h)ē-ˌāt-iv 
, -shət-iv \
, -shət-iv \Medical Definition of dissociative
: of, relating to, or tending to produce dissociation a dissociative chemical reaction hypnosis theoretically induces a dissociative state in the subject so that he or she is not aware of all that is occurring in consciousness— Rita L. Atkinson et al
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