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Meaning of Aversive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية متجنّب
Català aversiu
Français aversif aversive
Italiano aversivo

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

aversiveness aversivity Avert Averted averter avertiment

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