aversion

[ uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed 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.

  1. Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.

Origin of aversion

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First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin āversiōn-, stem of āversiō; equivalent to averse + -ion

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1. 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.

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British Dictionary definitions for aversion

aversion

/ (əˈvɜːʃən) /


noun
  1. (usually foll by to or for) extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance

  2. a person or thing that arouses this: he is my pet aversion

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