1. reinforcement - noun
· a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
Synonym(s): support, reenforcement
Hypernym(s): operation, military_operation
2. reinforcement - noun
· information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
Synonym(s): reenforcement
Hypernym(s): confirmation
3. reinforcement - noun
· (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
Synonym(s): reinforcing_stimulus, reinforcer
Hypernym(s): stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
4. reinforcement - noun
· a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
Synonym(s): strengthener
Hypernym(s): device
5. reinforcement - noun
· an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
Synonym(s): reward
Hypernym(s): blessing, approval, approving
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