# dissociative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ · frequency rank #41,088

## Definitions
1. Removing or separating from some association.
2. Causing dissociation.
3. Related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.

## Etymology
From dissociate + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **dissociation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissociation-vs-dissociative)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddissociative`, `disociative`, `disosciative`, `disscoiative`, `dissocaitive`, `dissocciative`, `dissociaitve`, `dissociatiev`, `dissociativve`, `dissociattive`, `dissociatvie`, `dissocitaive`, `dissoicative`, `dsisociative`, `idssociative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dissociative