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a⋅ver⋅sion

  [uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
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–noun
1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.
3. Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L āversiōn- (s. of āversiō), equiv. to āvers(us) turned away (see averse ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. distaste, abhorrence, disgust. Aversion, antipathy, loathing connote strong dislike or detestation. Aversion is an unreasoning desire to avoid that which displeases, annoys, or offends: an aversion to (or toward) cats. Antipathy is a distaste, dislike, or disgust toward something: an antipathy toward (or for) braggarts. Loathing connotes a combination of hatred and disgust, or detestation: a loathing for (or toward) hypocrisy, a criminal.

Antonyms:
1. predilection.
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a·ver·sion   (ə-vûr'zhən, -shən)   
n.  
  1. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance: formed an aversion to crowds.
  2. The cause or object of such a feeling.
  3. The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.
  4. Obsolete The act of turning away or averting.
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Aversion

A*ver"sion\, n. [L. aversio: cf. F. aversion. See Avert.]

1. A turning away. [Obs.]

Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness. --Bp. Atterbury.

2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.

Mutual aversion of races. --Prescott.

His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion. --Macaulay.

Note: It is now generally followed by to before the object. [See Averse.] Sometimes towards and for are found; from is obsolete.

A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection. --Addison.

His aversion towards the house of York. --Bacon.

It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him. --Spectator.

The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk. --J. D. Hooker.

3. The object of dislike or repugnance.

Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. --Pope.

Syn: Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See Dislike.
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Language Translation for : aversion
Spanish: aversión,
German: die Abneigung,
Japanese: 嫌悪
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Main Entry: aver·sion
Pronunciation: &-'v&r-zh&n, -sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a feeling of repugnance toward something with adesire to avoid or turn from it
2 : a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has beenassociated with a noxious stimulus aversions by drug injection>
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aversion a·ver·sion (ə-vûr'zhən, -shən)
n.

  1. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance, as of crowds.
  2. A feeling of extreme repugnance accompanied by avoidance or rejection.

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