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Aversive vs Disgusting - What's the difference?

aversive | disgusting |

As adjectives the difference between aversive and disgusting

is that aversive is tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc), while disgusting is causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

As a noun aversive

is (grammar|uncountable) a grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.

As a verb disgusting is

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aversive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc),

    • Noun

  • (grammar, uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
  • (psychology, countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.

    • References

    * Skinner, B. F. (1969) Contingencies of Reinforcement . New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts

    disgusting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
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    • Synonyms

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    Verb

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