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View synonyms for habituation

habituation

[ huh-bich-oo-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of habituating.
  2. the condition of being habituated.
  3. physiological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, short of addiction.
  4. reduction of psychological or behavioral response occurring when a specific stimulus occurs repeatedly.

habituation

/ hə-bĭch′o̅o̅-ā′shən /

  1. The gradual decline of a response to a stimulus resulting from repeated exposure to the stimulus.
  2. Physiological tolerance for a drug resulting from repeated use.
  3. Psychological dependence on a drug resulting from repeated use.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of habituation1

1400–50; late Middle English. See habituate, -ion

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