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conditioning

/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/noun

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अनुकूलन, संस्कार

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noun
  1. 1

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    the training of people or animals to behave in a particular way or to accept particular conditions

    अनुकूलन, संस्कार

    • social conditioning
    • Social conditioning often teaches children what they are expected to become.
    • Years of conditioning had taught him to stay silent.
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    • The conditioning of the animals took several months.
    • Advertising relies on the conditioning of consumers.

    Synonyms training programming shaping indoctrination habituation

  2. 2

    [U]

    the state of being physically fit

    (शारीरिक) फ़िटनेस

    • physical conditioning for athletes
    • Players spend the pre-season on strength and conditioning.
    • The team spent a month on fitness and conditioning.
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    • Good conditioning helps footballers avoid injury.
    • The coach stressed the importance of physical conditioning.

    Synonyms fitness training shape form

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

training programming shaping indoctrination habituation fitness shape form

?Which word?

Keep apart conditioning (training to behave in a certain way) and indoctrination (teaching somebody to accept beliefs without questioning, usually negative).

Conditioning (किसी ढंग से व्यवहार करने का प्रशिक्षण) और indoctrination (बिना प्रश्न विश्वास स्वीकार कराना, प्रायः नकारात्मक) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: conditioning is a lexicalized noun.

प्रयोग में conditioning स्वतंत्र noun है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Social conditioning (the way society shapes our beliefs), air conditioning, physical conditioning.

Collocations: social conditioning (समाज द्वारा हमारे विश्वासों को आकार देना), air conditioning, physical conditioning।

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General knowledge

Psychology GK: Pavlov's classical conditioning and Burrhus Frederic Skinner's operant conditioning (learning through rewards and punishments) are key theories.

मनोविज्ञान GK में Pavlov का classical conditioning और Burrhus Frederic Skinner का operant conditioning (पुरस्कार और दंड से सीखना) प्रमुख सिद्धांत हैं।