To remove the conditioning or trained responses from someone or something; to undo conditioning.
From de- + condition (establish habits or trained responses). Condition comes from Latin condicio. Decondition reverses psychological or behavioral conditioning.
Athletes who overtrainactually need to decondition—take a complete break—to let their bodies recover; trying to stay fit year-round without breaks can actually harm performance.
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