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aversiveness en · NOUN

Etymology

From aversive + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Quality or degree of being aversive.
    • The most common model contains two core affect dimensions: arousal, which quantifies the intensity of the response, and valence, which quantifies the aversiveness of the situation—ranging from a very positive (pleasurable) to a very negative (aversive) emotional state. 2015 August 15, “Expression of Emotional Arousal in Two Different Piglet Call Types”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: