Aversion Meaning
/əˈvɜːʒən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOpposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
nounAn object of dislike or repugnance.
Sentence Examples
She felt an aversion to him.
Arrogance has always been my pet aversion.
I developed an aversion toward the word "awesome".
CEFR Practice Quiz
His deep ____ to spiders makes him shiver whenever he sees one.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She has a strong ____ to spiders and cannot bear to be near them.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Latin āversiō, āversiōnem. Doublet of aversio.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The other patients in the ward, all but the Texan, shrank from him with a tenderhearted aversion from the moment they set eyes on him the morning after the night he had been sneaked in."
— 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 169:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His deep ____ to spiders makes him shiver whenever he sees one.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She has a strong ____ to spiders and cannot bear to be near them.