aversion

English

Etymology

From Latin aversio, possibly via French aversion

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈvɜːʃn/, X-SAMPA: /@"v3:Sn/
• (GenAm) IPA: /əˈvɝʒn/, X-SAMPA: /@"v3`Zn/
• Hyphenation: aver‧sion

Noun

aversion (plural aversions)

1. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.

   Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.

2. An object of dislike or repugnance.

   Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.

3. (obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.

Synonyms

• (fixed dislike): antipathy, disinclination, reluctance
• (object of repugnance): abomination

Related terms

• averse

Translations

fixed dislike

• Bulgarian: антипатия (bg) (antipatija), отвращение (bg) (otvraštenie)
• Catalan: aversió (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 厭惡 (cmn), 厌恶 (cmn) (yànwù)

• Czech: averze (cs), odpor (cs) m
• Finnish: vastenmielisyys, vastahakoisuus
• French: aversion (fr) f
• German: Abneigung (de) f
• Greek: απέχθεια (el) (apéchthia) f
• Hebrew: סלידה (he) (slidá) f

• Hungarian: ellenszenv (hu)
• Indonesian: aversi (id)
• Italian: avversione (it)
• Japanese: 嫌悪 (ja) (けんお, ken'o)
• Romanian: aversiune (ro) f
• Russian: отвращение (ru) (otvraščénije) n, неприятие (ru) (neprijátije) n, неприязнь (ru) (neprijáznʹ) f
• Serbo-Croatian: averzija (sh), otpor (sh)
• Spanish: aversión (es) f
• Swedish: aversion (sv), motvilja (sv)

the object of dislike or repugnance

a turning away

See also

• adverse

Anagrams

• veraison