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aversive

Main Entry:: aver·sive
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈvər-siv, -ziv\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1923

: tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus <behavior modification by aversive stimulation>

— aver·sive·ly adverb

— aver·sive·ness noun

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