aversion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French aversion, from Latin āversiō. Doublet of aversio.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈvɜːʃn/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /əˈvɝʒn/
- Hyphenation: aver‧sion
Noun[edit]
aversion (countable and uncountable, plural aversions)
- Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.
- Synonyms: antipathy, disinclination, reluctance
- Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
- An object of dislike or repugnance.
- Synonym: abomination
- Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
- (obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fixed dislike
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a turning away
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
aversion
- Genitive singular form of aversio.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin āversiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aversion f (plural aversions)
Further reading[edit]
- “aversion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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