Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countercondition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-con-di-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To condition by means of counterconditioning.

Example Sentences

"In general, cats should be counterconditioned to any procedure they may need to endure now or later in life so that they learn to like it."

Etymology

From counter- + condition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterconditions (present, singular) counterconditioning (participle, present) counterconditioned (participle, past) counterconditioned (past)

Questions

What does countercondition mean?: To condition by means of counterconditioning.
Where does countercondition come from?: From counter- + condition.

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