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Definition of habituation
1 : the process of habituating : the state of being habituated
2a : tolerance to the effects of a drug acquired through continued useb : psychological dependence on a drug after a period of use — compare addiction
3 : decrease in responsiveness upon repeated exposure to a stimulus
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But through habituation, or paucity of talent, or lack of originality, most of us, writing, reach for the most workaday speech-tools, and in this way the world is made dull.
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The researchers wanted to see if age, habituation, or training influenced the dog's tendency to follow a human's gaze.
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And they’d better get their habituation done in college, because the world beyond college will be far less willing to accommodate requests for trigger warnings and opt-outs.
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First Known Use of habituation
15th century
Medical Dictionary
habituation
playMedical Definition of habituation
1: the act or process of making habitual or accustomed
2a: tolerance to the effects of a drug acquired through continued useb: psychological dependence on a drug after a period of use—compare addiction
3: a form of nonassociative learning characterized by a decrease in responsiveness upon repeated exposure to a stimulus—compare sensitization 3
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