'Habituation' definitions:
Definition of 'habituation'
From: WordNet
noun
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation]
noun
A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
Definition of 'Habituation'
From: GCIDE
- Habituation \Ha*bit`u*a"tion\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. habituation.] The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'habituation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a habit,
- acclimation,
- acclimatization,
- accommodation,
- accustoming,
- acquired tolerance,
- acute alcoholism,
- adaption,
- addictedness,
- addiction,
- adjustment,
- alcoholism,
- amphetamine withdrawal symptoms,
- barbiturate addiction,
- barbiturism,
- breaking,
- breaking-in,
- case hardening,
- chain smoking,
- chronic alcoholism,
- cocainism,
- conditioning,
- crash,
- craving,
- dependence,
- dipsomania,
- domestication,
- drug addiction,
- drug culture,
- drug dependence,
- familiarization,
- hardening,
- housebreaking,
- inurement,
- naturalization,
- nicotine addiction,
- orientation,
- physical dependence,
- psychological dependence,
- seasoning,
- taming,
- tolerance,
- training,
- withdrawal sickness,
- withdrawal symptoms