aversion

CEFRC1

/əˈvɜːʒən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong feeling of dislike or unwillingness toward something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An object of dislike or repugnance.

Examples

  • Arrogance has always been my pet aversion.

  • I developed an aversion toward the word "awesome".

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of turning away from an object.

  2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

More examples

In context

  • She felt an aversion to him.

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

  • Live with aversion to classic men's wear, likely die with aversion to classic men's wear.

Synonyms

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His deep blank to spiders makes him shiver whenever he sees one.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin āversiō, āversiōnem. Doublet of aversio.