aversion
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aversion
- /əˈvɜːʒən/ Australia, UK
- /əˈvɜːʃən/ Australia, UK
- /əˈvɝʒən/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin āversiō, āversiōnem. Doublet of aversio.
noun aversions
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Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
Similar: antipathy, disinclination, reluctance
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An object of dislike or repugnance.
Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
Similar: abomination
- The act of turning away from an object.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: antipathy, distaste, dislike, repugnance, abhorrence, revulsion, loathing, hate, hatred, disgust, reluctance, resentment, unwillingness, outrage, afraid, scared
Translations
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noun fixed dislike
| Español | aversión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혐오 hyeomo, 염오 yeomo |
| 日本語 | 嫌悪 ken'o, 厭悪 en'o |
| 中文 | 厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù |
| हिन्दी | घृणा ghŕṇā |
| Português | aversão |
| Français | aversion |
| Deutsch | Abneigung, Vorbehalt, Widerwillen, Aversion |
| Italiano | avversione |
| Ελληνικά | απέχθεια apéchtheia, αποστροφή apostrofí |
| Română | aversiune |
| Русский | отвраще́ние otvraščénije, неприя́тие neprijátije, неприя́знь neprijáznʹ, антипа́тия antipátija, омерзе́ние omerzénije |
| العربية | نُفُور nufūr, كُرْه kurh, كَرَاهِيَة karāhiya, مَقْت maqt |
| עברית | סְלִידָה slidá |
noun a turning away
| Ελληνικά | αποστροφή apostrofí |
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