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NEGATIVE STIMULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something causing antagonism or loss of interest
Synonyms:
negative stimulation; turnoff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("negative stimulation" is a kind of...):
input; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)