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dissociative

9.6

A drug that makes you feel separate from yourself or the world

noun
/dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪv/

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: anestésico disociativo

But ketamine is, well, it's, it's classified as a dissociative injected anesthetic.

Examples

Doctors sometimes use dissociative drugs to help patients with severe pain by inducing a feeling of separation from reality.
That is the dosage that will induce these dissociative mild euphoria, those sorts of states of mind, but where people are still conscious.
It it does produce these dissociative effects.
Ketamine is known as a dissociative anesthetic that can create a trance-like state for those undergoing surgery.
Many recreational users seek the dissociative effects of PCP to experience a sense of detachment from their environment.

Synonyms

psychoactive drug

vsdissociative

Specialized

2 4.4

Something that changes how the mind works and so changes mood, behaviour and what you notice

is a specific type that causes a feeling of detachment from reality

Compounds

dissociative disorder

Specialized

2 8.3

A mental health condition where a person's memory, identity, or awareness breaks down

Surface Forms

dissociative singular

dissociatives plural

Etymology

Dissociative as a noun names a drug and comes from dis- 'apart' and associate 'to join'. That's why a dissociative often makes a person feel 'separate' from their body, thoughts, or surroundings.