retox habit
- noun
- Neologism
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hábito de retox
- Many people struggle with a retox habit after finishing a strict cleansing diet.
Examples
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She's trying to break her retox habit and find a better balance.
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His retox habit made it difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle long-term.
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She struggles with her retox habit after every detox.
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Many people fall into a retox habit after trying to eat healthy.
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After completing her detox, she found that her retox habit was making it hard to stick to her health goals.
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Many individuals fall into a retox habit as soon as they finish a weight loss program and return to old eating patterns.
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He is aware that his retox habit undermines the progress he made during his detoxification process.
Synonyms
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7.2
A strong need to take drugs that is hard to stop
Antonyms
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Morphology
retox + habit
The head 'habit' is transparent, and 'retox' is a nonce/slang formation built from the prefix re- (again) plus tox/detox, so a learner who recognises 're-' and the detox concept can infer ‘returning to unhealthy consumption/indulgence’. However 'retox' is non-standard/slang and may be unknown to many B1 learners, so the meaning is only partially recoverable and requires extra cultural or morphological knowledge.
Etymology
Retox habit may come from the word detox plus 're-' meaning 'again', so imagine someone finishing a cleanse and immediately returning to junk food or heavy drinking. That's why it now means 'going back to unhealthy habits' after a time of healthy living.