English Explanatory Dictionary

disentrain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To disembark from a train.
  2. To precipitate out of a flowing current.
  3. To disrupt an organism's circadian rhythm so that it is not aligned with its environment.
  4. To disrupt a body's homeostatic patterns.
  5. To extinguish a conditioned association.

Word forms

disentrain disentrains disentraining disentrained

Etymology

From dis- + entrain.

Derived words

disentrainment
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