Meaning & use
conditioned
Trained by repeated experience to respond automatically in a particular way, without conscious thought.
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The dog was conditioned to sit whenever it heard the click of the trainer's device.
Years of city living had conditioned her to walk quickly and avoid eye contact with strangers.
A note on using this word
This sense comes from psychology's idea of conditioning, where a response is learned through repeated pairing with a stimulus.
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