What does aversive mean?

aversive means "tending to repel or dissuade".

How many syllables are in aversive?

aversive has 3 syllables: a-ver-sive. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /əˈvɝsəv/.

Is aversive a common word?

aversive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

aversive — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
tending to repel or dissuade
“aversive conditioning”

Questions about aversive

What does aversive mean?: aversive means "tending to repel or dissuade".
How many syllables are in aversive?: aversive has 3 syllables: a-ver-sive. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /əˈvɝsəv/.
Is aversive a common word?: aversive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for aversive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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