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extinguished

extinguished

7.2
A learned behavior that stops because it no longer gets a reward
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extinguido
  • After months of training, the dog's conditioned response to the bell was finally extinguished.

Examples

  • The fear he once felt about public speaking has been extinguished through many positive experiences.

  • With consistent exposure to the calm environment, her anxiety was gradually extinguished.

  • So he goes on and he says in this, the notion is extinguished, right?

  • It turns out that song is extinguished for Nick in two dramatic scenes.

Synonyms

vanished
vsextinguished
1 4.4

No longer present or existing

dies out specifically because reinforcement is removed
squelched
vsextinguished
7.8

Stops a rumor or protest from continuing, often by force

dies out naturally when reinforcement is removed rather than being forced
to brought to nought
vsextinguished
  • Archaic
7.9

Make something fail completely so it has no effect

disappears through loss of reinforcement, not by being nullified

How Strong

strong
∞ 1.0
moderate
415 3.3
weak
69 1.0
extinguished
  • Specialized
7.2

Surface Forms

extinguished positive

Morphology

extinguished = extinguish (transparent) = extinguish + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'extinguish'; the meaning 'having been put out' (extended to 'died out') follows standard derivational pattern.

Etymology

Extinguished comes from the Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and a root meaning 'to quench' or 'put out', so it was used for putting out a fire or a candle. That's why we use extinguished for a learned response that has 'died out' when it is no longer rewarded.