- characterized by aversion
- Psychol. designating or having to do with conditioning, therapy, etc. intended to produce an aversion to a certain kind of undesirable behavior
Origin of aversive
avers(ion) + -iveaversive
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aversive
adjective
Causing avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior by using an unpleasant or punishing stimulus, as in techniques of behavior modification.
Related Forms:
- a·ver′sive·ly
adverb
- a·ver′sive·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more aversive, superlative most aversive)
- Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc),
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural aversives)
- (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.
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aversive - Medical Definition
adj.
Causing avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior by using an unpleasant or punishing stimulus, as in techniques of behavior modification.
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- a·ver′sive·ly
adv.
- a·ver′sive·ness
n.
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