conditioned

[ kuhn-dish-uhnd ]

adjective

1. existing under or subject to conditions.
2. characterized by a predictable or consistent pattern of behavior or thought as a result of having been subjected to certain circumstances or conditions.
3. Psychology. proceeding from or dependent on a conditioning of the individual; learned; acquired: Compare unconditioned ( def 2 ).

   conditioned behavior patterns.

4. made suitable for a given purpose.

   Synonyms: adjusted

5. accustomed; inured.

   Synonyms: used to

6. air-conditioned ( def ).

conditioned

/ kənˈdɪʃənd /

adjective

1. psychol of or denoting a response that has been learned Compare unconditioned
2. foll by to accustomed; inured; prepared by training

Other Words From

• noncon·ditioned adjective
• self-con·ditioned adjective
• semi·con·ditioned adjective
• well-con·ditioned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conditioned¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; condition, -ed ²

Example Sentences

But it was part of the slow burn of my rebellion, of a deconstruction of the woman I’d been conditioned to be.

From Salon

We have it because we've just been conditioned to be so together and so careful with what we say and how we say it and what we look like all the time.

From Salon

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh gushed that Matlock is so well conditioned that he not only can play multiple positions in one game, but he also could play multiple games back to back.

From Los Angeles Times

‘Because I am still conditioned to go out onstage feeling like I need to prove myself. I haven’t shaken that mindset yet.”

From Los Angeles Times

If Vance were to be believed, he had been living under a rock, poked his head out one day and read some horrible things about Trump and as a conditioned response – he believed them.

From Salon