reinforcement
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
they called for artillery support
Types & categories
- military operation hypernym
- close support hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
information that makes more forcible or convincing
his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
Types & categories
- confirmation hypernym
Sense 3 noun
(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Types & categories
- stimulant hypernym
- positive reinforcing stimulus hyponym
- negative reinforcing stimulus hyponym
Related & opposite
- reward derivation
- psychology domain topic
Sense 4 noun
a device designed to provide additional strength
the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
Types & categories
- device hypernym
- backing hyponym
- bracing hyponym
- brace hyponym
- safety arch hyponym
Related & opposite
- strengthen derivation
- reinforce derivation
Sense 5 noun
an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- reward derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reinforce |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military operation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | close support |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | confirmation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reward |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | positive reinforcing stimulus |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | negative reinforcing stimulus |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | strengthen |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reinforce |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | backing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bracing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | brace |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | safety arch |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | reward |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | blessing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | carrot |