disintoxication

[ dis-in-tok-si-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. detoxification ( def 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of disintoxication¹

First recorded in 1925–30; dis- ¹ + intoxication

Example Sentences

In order to see things as they are," says he, "Americans need a disintoxication treatment.

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