aversion
Meaning
- Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- An object of dislike or repugnance.
- (obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
Synonyms
feel repugnance
lack of interest
displea-sure
abhorrency
ill feeling
Frequency
Hyphenated as
aver‧sion
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈvɜːʃən/
Etymology
From Middle French aversion, from Latin āversiō. Doublet of aversio.
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