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- Dictionaryaversion/əˈvəːʃn/
noun
- 1. a strong dislike or disinclination: "he had a deep-seated aversion to most forms of exercise"
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(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.
: a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus. 2. : an object of dislike or aversion. "Of all things inconstancy is my aversion ." Jane Austen. 3. obsolete : the act of turning away. Synonyms. disgust. distaste. horror.
Aversion definition: a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to). See examples of AVERSION used in a sentence.
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.
Noun. Filter. noun. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance. Formed an aversion to crowds. American Heritage. The act of turning away. Webster's New World. The cause or object of such a feeling. American Heritage. An intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance. Webster's New World. The object arousing such dislike. Webster's New World.
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.
(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.
Definition of aversion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
aversion meaning, definition, what is aversion: a strong dislike of something or someone...: Learn more.
AVERSION definition: a strong dislike of something. Learn more.
