decondition

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UK/diːkənˈdɪʃən/

verb

To adapt to a less demanding environment than that to which one was previously conditioned.

“Deconditioning due to decreased physical effort results in muscle loss, including heart muscles.”

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Meanings

verbdecondition (third-person singular simple present deconditions, present participle deconditioning, simple past and past participle deconditioned)

present singular third person deconditions · participle present deconditioning · participle past deconditioned · past deconditioned

  1. transitiveTo adapt to a less demanding environment than that to which one was previously conditioned.

    Deconditioning due to decreased physical effort results in muscle loss, including heart muscles.

Origin

From de- + condition.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

conditioned
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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