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desync

desync is the clipping of desynchronize.

desync is the clipping of desynchronization.

Meaning of desynchronize

Verb

desynchronize (third-person singular simple present desynchronizes, present participle desynchronizing, simple past and past participle desynchronized)

  1. to cause, or to experience desynchronization

Meaning of desynchronization

Noun

desynchronization (plural desynchronizations)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) A loss of synchronization of brain waves.
    • FIG 2.4. Analysis of event-related desynchronizations (ERDs) in the author's brain during a 4 s period following the induction of emotional states using the Clynes' technique.1996, Jaak Pansepp, “Affective Neuroscience”, in Emotion:Interdisciplinary Perspectives, →ISBN, page 53
  2. The loss or absence of synchronization; asynchronism.

Forms of desync

Verb
third-person singular presentdesyncs
present participledesyncing
present participledesynching
past participledesynced
pastdesynced
past participledesynched
pastdesynched
Noun
pluraldesyncs

Origin of desync

Shortening.

Questions about desync

What is desync the clipping of?
Desync is the clipping of desynchronize.

Words near desync in the dictionary

  1. desynapse
  2. desynapsed
  3. desynapsing
  4. desynapsis
  5. desynaptic
  6. desync
  7. desynced
  8. desynch
  9. desynched
  10. desynching
  11. desynchronicity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desync (page history and authors); desynchronize (page history and authors); desynchronization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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