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aversive

[ UK /ɐvˈɜːsɪv/ ]
[ US /əˈvɝsəv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. tending to repel or dissuade
    aversive conditioning

How To Use aversive In A Sentence

  • When a well-intentioned program yields unwelcome results, for example, a truth-aversive organization will seek to minimize or disguise these consquences.
  • However, in these scenes you will present the non-drinking alternatives prior to the client experiencing any significant uncomfortable or aversive reactions.
  • However, in these scenes you will present the non-drinking alternatives prior to the client experiencing any significant uncomfortable or aversive reactions.
  • However, in these scenes you will present the non-drinking alternatives prior to the client experiencing any significant uncomfortable or aversive reactions.
  • Create aversive sensations when certain thoughts come up, such as a desire to vote for an opposing candidate. World Wide Mind
  • That sensation of disembodiment—pleasurable during a kiss, aversive when you first suffer the death of a loved one—is common in first experiences, as are feelings of heightened reality or unreality.
  • Children identified by teachers as unpopular were likely to be overtly exposed to aversive social environments, either because they clearly had few friends and playmates or because peers were actively mean or hostile toward them.
  • But it was more than that, some kind of aversive, body-unfriendly habit, but also a desire for comfort that I thought was most achievable in looseness. Fashion Post 3: Tight
  • I find if I am dreading translating a text or even a sentence or paragraph in a text I have a tendency to procrastinate the article calls it “task aversiveness”. 2009 January « Musings from an overworked translator
  • They teach "aversive" training methods, such as pinning the dog to the ground, jerking the dog on the leash, using shock collars, and physically forcing frightened dogs into situations they are afraid of until they shut down. Tom Matlack: Are You An "Alpha" Male?
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