habituation

English

Etymology

From Middle English habituacioun, from Medieval Latin habituātio.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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Noun

habituation (countable and uncountable, plural habituations)

1. The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
2. (psychology) The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.

Related terms

• habituate

Translations

act of habituating, or accustoming

• Bulgarian: свикване (bg) n (svikvane), приучване (bg) (priučvane)
• Czech: habituace f
• Latin: cōnsuētūdō f
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• Polish: habituacja (pl) f
• Russian: привыка́ние (ru) n (privykánije), приобрете́ние привычки n (priobreténije privyčki), приспособле́ние (ru) n (prisposoblénije), адапта́ция (ru) f (adaptácija)
• Spanish: habituación (es) f