Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissociative

/dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: dis-so-cia-tive
IPA: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Removing or separating from some association.

adj

Causing dissociation.

adj

Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.

noun

A dissociative drug.

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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin dissociō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dissociate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dissociative From dissociate + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

dissociatives (plural)

Derived Forms

dissociatively nondissociative photodissociative

Phrases

dissociative amnesia

Frequently Paired Words

dissociate dissociation

Antonyms

associative

Questions

How do you pronounce dissociative?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/.
What does dissociative mean?: Removing or separating from some association.
Where does dissociative come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin dissociō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dissociate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dissociative From dissociate + -ive.

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