abient

abient
/ab"ee euhnt/, adj. Psychol.
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation. Cf. adient.
[ < L abient- (s. of abiens, prp. of abire), equiv. to ab- AB- + -i- go + -ent- -ENT]

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