depenetration

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noun

The reverse of a process of penetration, where something or somebody withdraws or is no longer connected or embedded.

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Meanings

noundepenetration (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe reverse of a process of penetration, where something or somebody withdraws or is no longer connected or embedded.

    The social depenetration process is the mirror image of social penetration in that self-disclosure becomes less personal and less frequent.

    2013, Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, Walid A. Afifi, Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, page 110
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    If the first phase in development thinking may be referred to as penetration, the second, as its dialectical counterpart, is indigenization: an intellectual mobilization for depenetration.

    1990, Helena Rytövuori-Apunen, Peace Research in Scandinavia, 1959-1986, page 246

Origin

From de- + penetration.

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depenetration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depenetration

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Chicago

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