aversion
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ʒən, -ʃən 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.
3.
Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin āversiōn- (stem of āversiō), equivalent to āvers(us) turned away (see averse) + -iōn- -ion
1590–1600; < Latin āversiōn- (stem of āversiō), equivalent 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.
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.
1. predilection.
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| —n (usually foll by to | |
| 1. | extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance |
| 2. | a person or thing that arouses this: he is my pet aversion |
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Word Origin & History
aversion
1650s, "mental attitude of repugnance," from L. aversionem (nom. aversio), noun of action from aversus "turned away, backwards, behind, hostile," pp. of avertere (see avert). Earlier in the lit. sense of "a turning away from" (1590s). Aversion therapy in psychology is from 1950.
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Medical Dictionary
aversion a·ver·sion (ə-vûr'zhən, -shən)
n.
A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance, as of crowds.
A feeling of extreme repugnance accompanied by avoidance or rejection.
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Example sentences
Birds eat hot pepper seeds and have no aversion to eating garden produce sprayed with pepper spray.
But my own work experiences also underlie my aversion to government regulation of freelance relationships.
The authors' hypothesis is based on two insights from behavioral economics: loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity.
Healthy human beings have a natural aversion to killing other human beings.
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