aversiveness

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noun

Quality or degree of being aversive.

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Meanings

nounaversiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableQuality 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

Origin

From aversive + -ness.

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