Aversion therapy

/ɐvˈɜːʃən θˈɛɹəpi/

/ɐvˈɜːʒən θˈɛɹəpi/

[noun]

Aversion therapy

[NOUN]

a psychotherapy designed to suppress an undesirable habit or behavior by associating it with an unpleasant effect

Examples

1. Or, we try aversion therapy.

2. The goal of aversion therapy is to introduce a negative stimulus.

3. We already do something like this to people with aversion therapies, the most famous fictional depiction of which was in the movie A Clockwork Orange.

4. Even if you're an avoider, it would help you maybe do a little bit of aversion therapy there.