decondition

de con di tion |ˌdēkənˈdiSHən ˌdikənˈdɪʃən | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. deconditioned ) cause to lose fitness or muscle tone, esp. through lack of exercise: deconditioned muscles. 2 (usu. as noun deconditioning ) Psychiatry reform or reverse (previously conditioned behavior ), esp. in the treatment of phobia and other anxiety disorders in which the fear response to certain stimuli is brought under control. Compare with counterconditioning. • informal persuade (someone ) to abandon a habitual mode of thinking.

deconditioned

de |con ¦di ¦tioned |diːk (ə )nˈdɪʃ (ə )nd | ▶adjective having lost fitness or muscle tone, especially through lack of exercise. DERIVATIVES decondition verb

deconditioning

de |con ¦di ¦tion |ing ▶noun Psychiatry the reform or reversal of previously conditioned behaviour, especially in the treatment of phobia and other anxiety disorders in which the fear response to certain stimuli is brought under control. Compare with counter-conditioning.