disassociativeadj.
/ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃ(ɪ)ətɪv/, /ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsɪətɪv/, /ˌdɪsəˈsəʊʃɪeɪtɪv/, /ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsɪeɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃiˌeɪdɪv/, /ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsiˌeɪdɪv/, /ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃ(i)ədɪv/, /ˌdɪsəˈsoʊsiədɪv/ Characterized by, associated with, or relating to disassociation (in various senses); = dissociative adj.
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disassociative1883
1883 Our Corner 1 Aug. 105 The pyloric appendages are merely the imperfect representatives of the pancreas, but differ therefrom in that their secretion has no emulsive nor disassociative action on fats.
1919 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 6 Sept. 6/2 The disassociative party, the party to be standing off and to be watched by the alliance would be the United States of America.
1955 Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram 11 Oct. a6/2 Bayes had suffered malaria, hepatitis, gastritis, decayed teeth, night blindness, and disassociative psychological reactions.
1970 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 74 2495/1 The reduced oxides Al2O, AlO, and O and Al are all among the products of the disassociative vaporization of α-alumina.
2007 Times 6 Dec. (Times2 section) 5/2 Stress can sometimes cause people to go into disassociative states.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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