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Aversive - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective aversive

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

As a noun aversive

is a grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.

aversive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc),

    • Noun

  • (grammar, uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
  • (psychology, countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.

    • References

    * Skinner, B. F. (1969) Contingencies of Reinforcement . New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.