What does "antireward" mean?

Relating to processes in the brain that cause aversive states, leading a drug abuser to take more drugs to escape these states rather than to gain pleasure.

Antireward

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Adjective

1
Relating to processes in the brain that cause aversive states, leading a drug abuser to take more drugs to escape these states rather than to gain pleasure. not-comparable

Etymology

From anti- + reward.

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drug abuse

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