averse

CEFRC2

/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Lying on the opposite side (to or from).

Examples

  • He believed the superstition that Christians were averse to learning.

  • I'm not averse to a good night out.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Turned away or backward.

  2. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.

  3. Aversant; of a hand: turned so as to show the back.

More examples

In context

  • The board is not averse to further talks.

  • “I assure you, cousin,” replied the old gentleman, “that the Baron, notwithstanding his unpleasant manner, […] is not, after all, so bad as you make him out to be; and further, I should like to know why you are so averse to him.”

  • The tracks averse a lying notice gave, / And led the searcher backward from the cave.

Synonyms

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She is strongly blank to any form of gambling, so she avoids casinos entirely.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).