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    a·ver·sion
    /əˈvərZH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. a strong dislike or disinclination: "he had a deep-seated aversion to most forms of exercise"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › aversionAversion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of AVERSION is a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it. How to use aversion in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAVERSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    AVERSION definition: 1. (a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › aversionAVERSION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Aversion definition: a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to). See examples of AVERSION used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › aversionAversion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you have an aversion to something, you have an intense dislike for it. Commonly it's food, but you could have an aversion to black and white movies, driving with the windows open, or taking calls from salespeople.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAVERSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    (a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something: I felt an instant aversion to his parents. She has a deep aversion to gett ing up in the morning. Greed is my pet aversion (= the thing I dislike most of all). Synonym. distaste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › aversionAversion - definition of aversion by The Free Dictionary

    1. a strong feeling of dislike, repugnance, or antipathy toward something and a desire to avoid it: an aversion to snakes. 2. a cause or object of such a feeling. 3. Obs. the act of turning away or preventing. [1590–1600; < Latin āversiō]

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › aversionaversion - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 29, 2024 · aversion (countable and uncountable, plural aversions) Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning . Synonyms: antipathy , disinclination , reluctance

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVERSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionaversion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of aversion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › aversionAversion Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    An intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance. Webster's New World. The object arousing such dislike. Webster's New World. More Noun Definitions (4) Synonyms: distaste. antipathy. averting. unwillingness. reluctation. recalcitrance. opprobrium. opposition. nausea. disdain. animosity. hostility. disgust.