English Explanatory Dictionary

superstimulus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supernormal stimulus; an exaggerated version of a stimulus to which there is an existing response tendency, or any stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the stimulus for which it evolved.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

superstimulus superstimuli

Etymology

From super- + stimulus.

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