conditioning

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/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

noun

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

CommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounconditioning (countable and uncountable, plural conditionings)

plural conditionings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
  2. countableuncountableAny preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.
    1 more example

    England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.

    2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport
  3. countableuncountableThe storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of condition

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Arabic تَكْيِيف
  • تَكْيِيف (takyīf)process of modifying a person's behaviour
Catalan condicionament, condicionament
  • condicionamentprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
  • condicionamentpreparation or training
Danish betingning
  • betingningprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Dutch conditionering
  • conditioneringprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Finnish ehdollistaminen, harjoitus
  • ehdollistaminenprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
  • harjoituspreparation or training
  • harjoittaminenpreparation or training
French conditionnement
  • conditionnementprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Hebrew הַתְנָיָה
  • הַתְנָיָה (hatnayá)process of modifying a person's behaviour
Hungarian kondicionálás
  • kondicionálásprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Icelandic skilyrðing
  • skilyrðingprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Italian riscaldamento
  • riscaldamentopreparation or training
Norwegian Bokmål betinging
  • betingingprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Spanish condicionamiento, condicionamiento
  • condicionamientoprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
  • condicionamientopreparation or training
Swedish betingning
  • betingningprocess of modifying a person's behaviour
Cite this entry
APA

conditioning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conditioning

MLA

“conditioning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conditioning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conditioning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conditioning.

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