averse
averse
Definition
averse (ə vʉrs′)
adjective
- not willing or inclined; opposed (to)
- Bot. turned away from the main stem
Etymology: L aversus, pp. of avertere, avert
averse′·ly adverb
averse′·ness noun
averse
Synonyms
averse
modif.
averse
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- become: Society has become so much more risk averse over the last 20 years.
Modifies a noun
- culture: The extent that the precautionary principle is applied in the E.U. might lead to a more risk averse culture than the US.
- society: One is a " more risk averse society " in which those in charge of children in particular are quicker to ring 999.
- approach: This tends to induce a distinctly risk averse approach to economic policy and thus a more conservative macro-economic strategy.
- strategy: Do weather and time of day determine whether or not a risk prone or risk averse strategy is adopted?
- attitude: The risk averse attitudes of many local authorities is hampering the development of world class facilities.
Modifying Another Word
- not: He was not averse however to taking chances for himself.
- so: Just wondering, What is so averse about Hughes and Homerton?
- n't: She says: I was n't averse to going back.
- never: Even pre-Blair, Labor was never averse to attempting military solutions in Ireland.
- very: A final grievance mentioned by NGOs is that the government is very averse to bilateral and multilateral donors channeling resources straight to NGOs.
- naturally: Reduced risk NYMEX, as with most businesses, is naturally averse to taking risks.
Infinitive complement
- risk: Finally, we talk about the public sector sometimes being averse to risk.
- change: Can we wonder then that leaders are averse to change?
Used with adjective complement
- seem: He seemed quite averse to signing his own agreement: yet at five we set out with an heavy heart.
- risk: Were investors risk averse, having recently lost money?
- mean: On the other hand another main speaker, John Wiltshire of Guinness, was by no means averse to freight exchanges.
- become: I agree that we are becoming too averse to risk.
- remain: Unlike the later National Socialists of Germany, the Fascists remained averse to outright nationalization of industry.
Preposition: in
- term: A feeling that Wales is very bureaucratic, slow and risk averse in terms of strict eligibility criteria for training courses.
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