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a•ver•sive



Pronunciation: (u-vûr'siv, -ziv), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to aversion.
2. of or pertaining to aversive conditioning.

—n.
a reprimand, punishment, or agent, used in aversive conditioning: Antabuse is a commonly used aversive in the treatment of alcoholism.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

aversionaversive conditioning
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