condition

State of affairs

A condition is the state something is in (weather condition, market condition).

An illness that lingers or requires attention is euphemistically called a condition.

If conditions are attached to an agreement, they stipulate what you must do or accept.

If you condition someone to something, you get them used to it.

If you condition yourself, you get in shape.

If you condition your hair or some other physical thing, you treat it with a substance that improves it.

requirement

prerequisite

Required prior condition

clause · qualification · criterion · obligation · contingency · specification · constraint · proviso · rider · mandate

health

illness

State of poor health

affliction · syndrome · diagnosis · symptoms · chronic · acute · treatment · prognosis · therapy · medication

state

status

One's relative position

form · order · repair · working order · fitness · trim · fettle · readiness · deterioration · disrepair

environment

climate

Prevailing atmospheric conditions

atmospheric · terrain · road · driving · hazardous · icy · wet · dry · favorable · adverse

maintenance

upkeep

Ongoing preservation effort

repair · restoration · cleaning · lubrication · calibration · tune-up · overhaul · refurbishment · wear · deterioration

fitness

training

Developing abilities through practice

peak · athletic · physical · cardiovascular · aerobic · tone · strength · gym · workout · regimen

psychology

Pavlovian

Automatically triggered by association

stimulus · response · reinforcement · trained · learned · programmed · indoctrination · habituation · desensitization

Categories
Opposites
physical state/health

conditiondisrepair

Poor maintained condition

deterioration · decay · ruin · dilapidation · decrepitude

requirement/stipulation

conditionunconditional

Without limits or qualifications

unconditional acceptance · freedom · latitude · no strings attached · unconditionality

TRAINING/PREPARATION (verb sense)

conditiondecondition

Undo prior training

untrain · detrain · deprogram · neglect · weaken

Phrases
Family

conditions, conditioned, conditioning, conditional, unconditional, conditioner, recondition, unconditionally, precondition

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G