desynchronization

de·syn·chro·ni·za·tion
/diːˌsɪnkɹənɪˈzeɪʃən//diːˌsɪnkɹənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

A loss of synchronization of brain waves.

Similar
asynchronismasynchronydesynchronisationdesynchronizing
Opposite
synchronization
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Meanings

noundesynchronization (plural desynchronizations)

plural desynchronizations · alternative desynchronisation

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUSmedicineA loss of synchronization of brain waves.

    FIG 2.4. Analysis of event-related desynchronizations (ERDs) in the author's brain during a 4 s period following the induction of emotional states using the Clynes' technique.

    1996, Jaak Pansepp, “Affective Neuroscience”, in Emotion:Interdisciplinary Perspectives, →ISBN, page 53
  2. The loss or absence of synchronization; asynchronism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times

Similar
asynchronismasynchronydesynchronisationdesynchronizing
Opposite
synchronization
Broader
temporal relation
Also see
asynchronismasynchronydesynchronizing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From desynchronize + -ation or de- + synchronization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with desynchronization

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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