abient

[ ab-ee-uhnt ]

adjectivePsychology.
  1. tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.

Origin of abient

1
<Latin abient- (stem of abiēns, present participle of abīre), equivalent to ab-ab- + -i- go + -ent--ent

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