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deconditioning

/ˌdiː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən.ɪŋ/

Translations

deconditioningnoun

déconditionnementMédecine, psychologie.

After months of bed rest, the patient experienced significant deconditioning.

Après des mois de repos au lit, le patient a présenté un déconditionnement important.

Synonyms

reversal of conditioning

disuse

untraining

detraining

deconditioningadjective

more deconditioning

Comp.

most deconditioning

Super.

/ˌdiːkənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

/ˌdikənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

Used attributively, especially before another noun (e.g., "deconditioning effects").

de déconditionnementSurtout dans un contexte médical ou psychologique.

The study examined deconditioning symptoms in long-term space travelers.

L’étude a examiné des symptômes de déconditionnement chez les astronautes de longue durée.

Synonyms

deconditionverb

deconditioning

Gerund

deconditioned

Past Simple

deconditioned

Past Participle

deconditioning

Gerund

/ˌdiː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən/

déconditionner

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

Definitions

deconditioningnoun

The process of losing physical fitness or muscle strength, often due to inactivity or illness.

After months of bed rest, the patient experienced significant deconditioning.

The reduction or elimination of a conditioned response, typically in a psychological context.

The therapist worked on the deconditioning of the patient's phobia through gradual exposure.

deconditioningadjective

Relating to or resulting from a decline in physical fitness or from the elimination of a conditioned response.

The study examined deconditioning symptoms in long-term space travelers.

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.