abient

[ab-ee-uh nt]

adjective Psychology.

tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.

Compare adient.

Origin of abient

< Latin abient- (stem of abiēns, present participle of abīre), equivalent to ab- ab- + -i- go + -ent- -ent

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019