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Averse

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a⋅verse

  [uh-vurs]
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–adjective
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
Origin:
1590–1600; (< MF) < L āversus turned away, averted (ptp. of āvertere), equiv. to ā- a- 4 + vert- turn + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
a⋅verse⋅ly, adverb
a⋅verse⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
unwilling, loath. See reluctant.

Antonyms:
inclined, eager.

Usage note:
See adverse.
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a·verse   (ə-vûrs')   
adj.  Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined: investors who are averse to taking risks.

[Latin āversus, past participle of āvertere, to turn away; see avert.]
a·verse'ly adv., a·verse'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

averse 
1597, "turned away in mind or feeling," from L. aversus, pp. of avertere (see avert). Originally and usually in Eng. in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense. Aversion first recorded 1596. Aversion therapy is from 1950.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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