habituation

ha-bit-u-a-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (Psychology) A decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations.

  2. 2.

    The process of becoming accustomed to something through repeated exposure.

Related words

Antonyms: sensitization
See also: adaptation, desensitization, habituate
Synonyms: acclimatization, adaptation, conditioning

Etymology

From Latin habituare "to bring into a condition," from habitus "condition, habit," with suffix -ation.