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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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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.
Aversion definition: a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to). See examples of AVERSION used in a sentence.
AVERSION definition: 1. (a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something…. Learn more.
aversion. 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.
(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.
noun. /əˈvɜːʃn/. /əˈvɜːrʒn/. [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something. a strong aversion. aversion to somebody/something He had an aversion to getting up early. Extra Examples. People can be helped to overcome their aversion to snakes.
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]
