SINCE 1828
dissociative
adjective
dis·so·cia·tive
| \ (ˈ)dis-ˈō-s(h)ē-ˌāt-iv
, -shət-iv
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, -shət-iv
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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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