reinforcement meaning and definition

REINFORCEMENT noun

Definition of reinforcement (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: reenforcement, support
2. information that makes more forcible or convincing
   • "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"
   • synonyms: reenforcement
3. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
   • synonyms: reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus
4. 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"
   • synonyms: strengthener
5. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
   • synonyms: reward