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ABIENCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Hypernyms ("abience" is a kind of...):

impulse; urge (an instinctive motive)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Antonym:

adience ((psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object)

Derivation:

abient (characterized by avoidance or withdrawal)

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