superstimulus
superstimulus · superstimuli
A supernormal stimulusA 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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
From super- + stimulus.From super- + stimulus.
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Forms
plural: superstimuli| Singular | superstimulus |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular