aversive
adjective
-ziv \
Definition of aversive
: tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus behavior modification by aversive stimulation
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With some 60 likenesses by a notoriously testy, people-aversive artist-rebel, this is the largest gathering of its kind in a century. — New York Times, "23 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 5 July 2018 With some 60 likenesses by a notoriously testy, people-aversive artist-rebel, this is the largest gathering of its kind in a century. — New York Times, "23 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 5 July 2018 With some 60 likenesses by a notoriously testy, people-aversive artist-rebel, this is the largest gathering of its kind in a century. — New York Times, "23 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 5 July 2018 With some 60 likenesses by a notoriously testy, people-aversive artist-rebel, this is the largest gathering of its kind in a century. — New York Times, "23 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 5 July 2018 When most people look at pictures designed to elicit an aversive reaction, such as of a cockroach, the brain’s insula lights up with activity. — Helen Thomson, WSJ, "Strange Stories of Extraordinary Brains—and What We Can Learn From Them," 29 June 2018 With some 60 likenesses by a notoriously testy, people-aversive artist-rebel, this is the largest gathering of its kind in a century. — New York Times, "24 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 28 June 2018 Activating cells in the mice’s amygdalae was enough to make neutral-tasting water either appealing or aversive. — Simon Makin, Scientific American, "A Matter of Taste: Can a Sweet Tooth Be Switched Off in the Brain?," 30 May 2018 But technology has overcome the neutrino’s aversive nature and opened up a new window onto the universe. — Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, "Review: A New Astronomy Through ‘The Telescope in the Ice’," 15 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aversive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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