stimulus
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- elicitation hyponym
- kick hyponym
- turn-on hyponym
- turnoff hyponym
- conditioned stimulus hyponym
- reinforcing stimulus hyponym
- discriminative stimulus hyponym
- positive stimulus hyponym
- negative stimulus hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | provoke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elicitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn-on |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnoff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditioned stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinforcing stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | discriminative stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | positive stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | negative stimulus |