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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

abituazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: abituazione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Habituation/həˌbɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'abituazione a questo farmaco riduce la sua efficacia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    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

Derived from the Latin 'habituatus', past participle of 'habituare' (to bring into a condition, to accustom), originating from 'habitus' (condition, appearance, character). It entered the English language in the early 17th century through medical and philosophical contexts, later becoming a central term in psychology and behavioral science.

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