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Meanings of habituation in English
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Decrease in a behavioral response to a repeated stimulus.
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Examples for "dependence"
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Low levels of education were significantly associated with use, abuse, and dependence.
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Among women, alcohol dependence is higher in Britain than anywhere in Europe.
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Conclusion: We conclude that rare ADH variants are specific for alcohol dependence.
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The reforms announced by the government yesterday look to amend that dependence.
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But the focus was on economic restructuring to help reduce oil dependence.
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Mr Bell said health interventions could break the addiction and crime cycle.
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Mr Boynton said P addiction increased aggression and crime in the region.
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He said already scarce addiction resources would be pushed beyond breaking point.
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Once upon a time, America's oil addiction was primarily an environmental issue.
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Take Dr. Greenfield's tests for internet abuse, smartphone abuse, or virtual addiction.
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He said Iran should distance its economy from dependency on oil exports.
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Oil dependency makes dictators stronger, democratic countries weaker and radical terrorists richer.
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Last, the aid-only way can create a dependency culture which stunts growth.
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Here is a dependency processing function and a rule to use it:
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We found older age, lower dependency, and increased readiness predicted quitting success.
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They dined at the table d'hote, but took all other meals alone, and slept in a detached wing or 'dependance' of the hotel.
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But dependance on the justice of others is a precarious condition.
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Indolent, and by long habit worthless, no dependance could be placed on them.
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During the day I felt a humble dependance upon Jesus.
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Are they that live in dependance on thee also happy?
Usage of habituation in English
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There was no comparable process of habituation observed with the food-related words.
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This habituation effect was found to be the same for both groups.
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There was a progressive decrease in mean rCBF over time, reflecting habituation.
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Patients with schizophrenia did not show the expected habituation of motor activity.
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Nailing shingles on a roof illustrates well the various aspects of habituation.
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After six months habituation, the attempt to relinquish it proved a failure.
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Furthermore, the effect of low pH habituation was different among pathogens.
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The operations in arithmetic illustrate most of the results of habituation.
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We previously reported decreased mean CBF between consecutive resting conditions, ascribed to habituation.
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An amphetamine-barbiturate mixture attenuated habituation of the head-poke response without influencing general activity.
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Conclusions: Both neural and non-neural mechanisms are involved in SSR and SVR habituation.
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Similar long-term auditory habituation in mammals has not been previously described.
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Simply this: Lifelong habituation to darkness has sharpened my night vision.
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The habituation of boars to humans has brought some safety concerns.
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Here we address the regional specificity of habituation over three consecutive flow studies.
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PGOE and CLE showed less evidence of habituation than did ASR and OR.
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