dishabituate

American

[dis-huh-bich-oo-ayt] / ˌdɪs həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

dishabituated, dishabituating

to cause to be no longer habituated or accustomed.

Etymology

Origin of dishabituate

First recorded in 1865–70; dis- ¹ + habituate

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dishabituated

He felt that he had lived at Geneva so long that he had lost a good deal; he had become dishabituated to the American tone.

From Daisy Miller by Henry James

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