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Habituation

noun
1.
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs).  Synonyms: addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency.
2.
A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions.





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"Habituation" Quotes from Famous Books



... very curious, the habituation of this man, through a long life on the sea, to the motion of the sea. There is a rhythm to this chaos of crossing, buffeting waves. I sense this rhythm, although I cannot solve it. But Mr. Pike knows it. Again and again, ...
— The Mutiny of the Elsinore • Jack London


Words linked to "Habituation" :   adjustment, dependence, accommodation, addiction, habituate, dependency, fitting, physiological condition, drug addiction, physiological state, white plague, physical condition, narcotic


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