aversive

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English

Definitions

noun

(grammar) a grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case
An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour

adjective

Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc.)

Related words

Synonyms

counterconditioning avertive repellent adversive antipathetic alienating rejective proaversive antipathic anticonfrontational hostile animadversive repug exophobic antipatico averse

Associated

operant stimulus stimuli amygdala aversion reinforcement racism discomfort avoidance unpleasant imagining conditioning

Rhymes

subversive coercive discursive cursive dispersive adverse of burse of curse of disperse of diverse of

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