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decondition

/ˌdiː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən/

Translations

deconditionverb

deconditioned

Past Simple

deconditioned

Past Participle

deconditioning

Gerund

/ˌdiː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən/

The therapist worked to decondition the patient's fear of dogs through gradual exposure.

Le thérapeute a travaillé à déconditionner la peur des chiens du patient par exposition progressive.

Additional translations

déconditionnerS'emploie aussi au sens de perdre sa condition physique; en français, l'usage est souvent pronominal.

Synonyms

reduce conditioning

deconditionverb

To eliminate or reduce a conditioned response in someone or something.

The therapist worked to decondition the patient's fear of dogs through gradual exposure.

To cause someone to unlearn or break a habit or pattern of behavior.

The program aims to decondition individuals from their reliance on fast food by teaching healthier eating habits.

To lose physical fitness or condition through inactivity; to become weaker or less fit.

Without regular exercise, the astronauts' muscles began to decondition during the long mission.