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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Habituation
"Die Habituation an den Reiz tritt nach kurzer Zeit ein."
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The diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus.
"Studies show that continuous exposure to the noise leads to rapid habituation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin habituation-, from the verb habituare 'bring into a condition', from habitus 'condition, appearance'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "habituation" is said worldwide
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habituation
Transliteration: habituation
"L'habituation au bruit de la ville se fait progressivement."
Habituation
Transliteration: Habituation
"Die Habituation an den Reiz tritt nach kurzer Zeit ein."
abituazione
Transliteration: abituazione
"L'abituazione a questo farmaco riduce la sua efficacia."
habituación
Transliteration: habituacion
"La habituación al entorno es necesaria para sobrevivir."
habituação
Transliteration: habituacao
"A habituação ao novo clima levou várias semanas."
आ्यतकरण
Transliteration: aadatkaran
Script: आदतकरण
"वातावरण के प्रति आदतकरण एक प्राकृतिक प्रक्रिया है।"
习惯化
Transliteration: xíguàn huà
"这种噪音会导致听觉习惯化。"
습관화
Transliteration: seupgwanhwa
"자극에 대한 습관화는 동물 행동학에서 중요합니다."
慣れ
Transliteration: nare
"騒音に対する慣れが生じる。"
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