To cause someone to lose a habitual response or to become unaccustomed to something, especially in psychology.
From 'dis-' (reversing) plus 'habituate' (to make accustomed), itself from Latin 'habitus'. The scientific term emerged in psychology in the 20th century.
In psychology, 'dishabituate' is the opposite of 'habituation'—the process where organisms stop responding to repeated stimuli. Your senses constantly dishabituate to let you notice changes in your environment.
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