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aversives

aversives is the plural of aversive.

Meaning of aversive

Noun

aversive (plural aversives)

  1. A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
  2. An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.
    • For general training purposes, opportunities to engage in reproductive acts are not a practical reinforcer, and using aversives that generate fear is fraught with side effects.2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 53

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Questions about aversives

What is aversives the plural of?
Aversives is the plural of aversive.

Words near aversives in the dictionary

  1. aversities
  2. aversity
  3. aversive
  4. aversively
  5. aversiveness
  6. aversives
  7. aversivity
  8. avert
  9. avertable
  10. averted
  11. avertedly

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