1. The deterioration or decline of physical fitness, athletic ability, or trained behavioral responses due to lack of practice or exercise
After a month without training, the athlete experienced significant loss of conditioning.
Após um mês sem treinar, o atleta experimentou uma perda significativa de condicionamento.
2. In psychology, the weakening or disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus
The loss of conditioning was observed when the dog no longer salivated at the sound of the bell.
A perda de condicionamento foi observada quando o cão deixou de salivar ao som da campainha.