habituation

  • 21habituation — noun The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated …

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  • 22habituation — 1. The process of forming a habit, referring generally to psychological dependence on the continued use of a drug to maintain a sense of well being, which can result in drug addiction. 2. The method by which the nervous system reduces or inhi …

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  • 23habituation — Synonyms and related words: a habit, acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, accustoming, acquired tolerance, acute alcoholism, adaption, addictedness, addiction, adjustment, alcoholism, amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, barbiturate addiction …

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  • 24Habituation — Ha|bi|tu|a|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en; Psych.〉 Gewöhnung, Abnahme von Reaktionen auf häufig wiederkehrende Reize [Etym.: engl., »Gewöhnung«] …

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  • 25Habituation — Habitua|tio̱n [zu lat. habitus = Gehabe, Haltung; Körperbeschaffenheit; erworbene Eigenschaft] w; , en: Verminderung einer Reaktion nach wiederholter Reizung des Erfolgsorgans (Physiol.) …

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  • 26habituation — n. act of making one accustomed to, familiarization …

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  • 27habituation — ha·bit·u·a·tion …

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  • 28habituation — n. 1) (in psychology) a simple type of learning consisting of a gradual waning response by the subject to a continuous or repeated stimulus that is not associated with reinforcement. 2) (in pharmacology) the condition of being psychologically… …

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  • 29habituation — ha•bit•u•a•tion [[t]həˌbɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of habituating 2) the condition of being habituated 3) psl phl physiological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, caused by continued use 4) anb psl reduction of psychological …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30habituation — ha|bi|tu|a|tion sb., en (tilvænning) …

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