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deconditioning

/ˌdiː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən.ɪŋ/

deconditioningnoun

Translations

декондиционирование

After a long period of inactivity, the athlete experienced deconditioning.

После длительного периода бездействия спортсмен испытал декондиционирование.

Definitions

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.

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").

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

deconditionverb

deconditioning

Gerund

deconditioned

Past Simple

deconditioned

Past Participle

deconditioning

Gerund

/ˌdiː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən/

Translations

разучиться

He had to decondition his fear of flying.

Ему пришлось разучиться бояться летать.

Additional translations

снять условные рефлексы

освободиться от условий

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

reduce conditioning