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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; (< Middle French ) < Latin āversus turned away, averted (past participle of āvertere), equivalent to ā- a-4 + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix
1590–1600; (< Middle French ) < Latin āversus turned away, averted (past participle of āvertere), equivalent to ā- a-4 + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
a·verse·ly, adverb
a·verse·ness, noun
Antonyms
inclined, eager.
inclined, eager.
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Averse
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example Sentences
- People are commonly observed to be “risk averse” in everyday life—that is, they reject better-than-fair gambles.
- Transcending the cowboy-tale genre, this raucous romp should tickle bath-averse children everywhere.
- It's not too hard, as long as you aren't averse to knocking a hole in the wall.
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World English Dictionary
| averse (əˈvɜːs) | |
| —adj (usually foll by to) | |
| 1. | opposed, disinclined, or loath |
| 2. | Compare adverse (of leaves, flowers, etc) turned away from the main stem |
| [C16: from Latin āversus, from āvertere to turn from, from vertere to turn] | |
| a'versely | |
| —adv | |
| a'verseness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
averse
1590s, "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.
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