disaccustom

[ dis-uh-kuhs-tuhm ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to lose a habit:

   In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.

disaccustom

/ ˌdɪsəˈkʌstəm /

verb

1. trusually foll byto to cause to lose a habit

Word History and Origins

Origin of disaccustom¹

1475–85; < Anglo-French desacustumer; Middle French, Old French. See dis- ¹, accustom

Example Sentences

Disaccustom, dis-a-kus′tom, v.t. to make a habit to be lost through disuse.

From Project Gutenberg

But it has absolutely no style; its scale is much too great; the endless discussions and arguments on quite minor points tend to throw the whole out of focus, and to disaccustom the student's eye and mind to impartial and judicial handling; and the reader constantly sighs for the placid Olympian grasp of Gibbon, nay, even for the confident dogmatism of Macaulay himself, instead of the perpetual singlestick of argument which clatters and flourishes away to the utter discomposure of the dignity of the Historic Muse.

From Project Gutenberg

Antonyms: disaccustom, wean. hag, n. vixen, virago, termagant, harridan, fury, Jezebel, beldame. haggard, a. gaunt, emaciated, hollow-eyed. haggle, v. hack, hackle; chaffer, higgle. haggler, n. higgler, chafferer. hail, v. accost, salute, address, signal. hail-storm, n.

From Project Gutenberg

They see the peasant smiles very little, and altogether is not very kindly disposed and wants to disaccustom himself to the authorities.

From Project Gutenberg