decondition
[ dee-kuhn-dish-uhn ]
/ ˌdi kənˈdɪʃ ən /
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verb (used with object)
to diminish the physical strength, stamina, or vitality of; weaken.
to diminish or eliminate the conditioned responses or behavior patterns of.
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It might have been tougher for him 200 years ago, when they hadn't learned to decondition children early from parental fixations.
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