VDict - Definition of habituation

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habituation

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Noun

a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

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Synonyms:
addiction dependence dependance dependency

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habitation habituation

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