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aversion

[ uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

  1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to ):

    a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy:

    His pet aversion is guests who are always late.

  3. Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.


aversion

/ əˈɜːʃə /

noun

  1. usually foll byto or for extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance
  2. a person or thing that arouses this

    he is my pet aversion

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aversion1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin 屹ō-, stem of 屹ō; equivalent to averse + -ion
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Synonym Study

Aversion, antipathy, loathing connote strong dislike or detestation. Aversion is an unreasoning desire to avoid that which displeases, annoys, or offends: an aversion to (or toward ) cats. Antipathy is a distaste, dislike, or disgust toward something: an antipathy toward (or for ) braggarts. Loathing connotes a combination of hatred and disgust, or detestation: a loathing for (or toward ) hypocrisy, a criminal.
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Because alcohol is toxic, the fly's brain must carefully weigh the risks and benefits of drinking it, and it does this by balancing signals of attraction with aversion.

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Trump’s aversion to accountability clearly reflects a desire to protect his own efforts to totally control executive policy.

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Because conventionally attractive men send me hurtling back in time to when I was an awkward preteen, and I’ve since developed an aversion.

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You began the first of two affairs that we know about, your aversion to a day's hard work continued as you messed up yet another job at Reynolds.

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The challenge for Democrats, he believes, is to focus on new ways to attract attention — and to overcome their “risk aversion to trying new things.”

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