deintensification

noun

The process of something becoming less intense.

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Meanings

noundeintensification (usually uncountable, plural deintensifications)

plural deintensifications

  1. uncountableusuallyThe process of something becoming less intense.

    Yet a large national study by Dr. Sussman and his colleagues, published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine, reveals how rarely deintensification occurs among patients over age 70.

    2015 November 6, Paula Span, “Some Older Patients Are Treated Not Wisely, but Too Much”, in New York Times

Origin

From de- + intensification.

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Translations

Spanish desintensificación
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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