abience

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US/ˈæb.i.n̩ts/US/ˈæb.i.n̩s/

noun

Withdrawal from, or avoidance of a stimulus.

Opposite
adience
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Meanings

nounabience (plural abiences)

plural abiences

  1. human sciencesWithdrawal from, or avoidance of a stimulus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
adience

noun(psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object

Opposite
adience
Broader
urgeimpulse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From abient + -ence.

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Cite this entry
APA

abience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abience

MLA

“abience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abience. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abience.

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