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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

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

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

    noun. 1. (usually fol. by to) a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy. 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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaversion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /əˈvɜːʃn/ /əˈvɜːrʒn/ [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something. a strong aversion. aversion to somebody/somethingHe had an aversion to getting up early. Extra Examples. People can be helped to overcome their aversion to snakes.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAVERSION - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'aversion' If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much. [...] More. Synonyms of 'aversion' • hatred, hate, horror, disgust [...] More. Collocations with the word 'aversion' loss aversion. Examples of 'aversion' in a sentence.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › aversionaversion | meaning of aversion in Longman Dictionary of...

    aversion meaning, definition, what is aversion: a strong dislike of something or someone...: Learn more.