Meanings
present singular third person disaccustoms · participle present disaccustoming · participle past disaccustomed · past disaccustomed
- transitiveTo cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they were previously accustomed to
Synonyms: unhabit
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they were previously accustomed to
Origin
- Old Frenchdesacostumer“render unfamiliar”
- Middle Englishdisacustome
- Englishdisaccustom
From Middle English disacustome, from Old French desacostumer (“render unfamiliar”) (compare French désaccoutumer). Equivalent to dis- + accustom.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian отвиквам
- отвиквам (otvikvam)to cause someone to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something
Czech odvyknout
- odvyknoutto cause someone to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something
Polish odzwyczajać, odzwyczaić
- odzwyczajaćto cause someone to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something
- odzwyczaićto cause someone to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something
Portuguese desacostumar
- desacostumarto cause someone to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something
Cite this entry
disaccustom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccustom
“disaccustom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccustom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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