Ma'anar ƙamus na Aversion Therapy yana nufin wani nau'in ilimin halayyar mutum wanda ke nufin kawar da halayen da ba'a so ta hanyar haɗa su da kwarewa ko jin dadi. Wannan maganin yana dogara ne akan ka'idodin yanayin yanayin gargajiya, wanda mutum ke da sharadi don jin ƙiyayya ko mummunan motsin rai game da wani ɗabi'a ko ƙara kuzari. Ana amfani da maganin ƙiyayya sau da yawa don magance yanayi kamar jaraba, cuta mai ruɗawa (OCD), da phobias, da sauransu. Manufar maganin kyama ita ce haifar da martani mara kyau ko kyama ga halayen da ba a so, wanda a ƙarshe zai haifar da kawar da ko rage wannan ɗabi'a.