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retroactive inhibition

retroactive interference

noun

psychol the tendency for the retention of learned material or skills to be impaired by subsequent learning, esp by learning of a similar kindCompare proactive inhibition

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Nearby words

  1. retro-,
  2. retro-operative,
  3. retroact,
  4. retroaction,
  5. retroactive,
  6. retrobulbar,
  7. retrobulbar anesthesia,
  8. retrobulbar neuritis,
  9. retrocalcaneobursitis,
  10. retrocede
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