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dehabilitation

UK/diːhəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/

dehabilitation noun: the process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and their family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.

Noun

dehabilitation (uncountable)

  1. The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and their family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.

Questions about dehabilitation

What does dehabilitation mean?
Dehabilitation means the process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and their family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.
What part of speech is dehabilitation?
Dehabilitation is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehabilitation?
Dehabilitation is pronounced /diːhəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near dehabilitation in the dictionary

  1. Deguzman
  2. Deguzmans
  3. deh
  4. Dehaan
  5. Dehaans
  6. dehabilitation
  7. dehacker
  8. dehackers
  9. dehaemoglobinise
  10. dehaemoglobinised
  11. dehaemoglobinises

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