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aversion Definition

aver·sion (ə vʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən)

noun

  1. Obsolete the act of turning away
  2. an intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance
  3. the object arousing such dislike

Etymology: L aversio < aversus, pp. of avertere: see avert

aversion Synonyms

aversion

n.

antipathy, dislike, repugnance, abhorrence, hatred, loathing, revulsion, antagonism, hostility, distaste, disinclination, reluctance, disrelish, disgust, detestation, abomination, horror, allergy*; see also hatred 1, objection 1.

Antonyms attraction, affinity*, predilection.

aversion and antipathy both imply an ingrained feeling against that which is disagreeable or offensive, aversion stressing avoidance or rejection, and antipathy, active hostility; repugnance emphasizes the emotional resistance or opposition one offers to that which is incompatible with one's ideas, tastes, etc.; loathing suggests a feeling of extreme disgust or intolerance; revulsion suggests a drawing back or away from in disgust, horror, etc.; abhorrence implies a feeling of extreme aversion or repugnance

aversion Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • gaze: Usually, they will look away - ' gaze aversion ' - which can lead to the parent feeling rejected.
  • have: She seems to have had an aversion to washing either her person or her clothes.
  • develop: First of all, he developed an aversion to meat.
  • feel: They know how to change their ideas - but how do you change a deeply felt aversion or hatred that wells up from inside?
  • show: The majority of the pigs did not show aversion to the presence of 30 per cent carbon dioxide in air.
  • increase: I've got real life, thanks Monday, September 12th, 2005 I have an increasing aversion to ' real life drama ' .

Adjective modifier

  • ideological: However the Scottish Executive approach demands transfer, presumably on the grounds of ideological aversion to the public sector.
  • excessive: So how do we stop excessive risk aversion, but still protect people?
  • strong: There is still a strong aversion by many in Parliament to embryonic stem cell research.
  • natural: With the absence of any physical shape to connect their signs, the term itself suggests a state of natural aversion.
  • particular: I have a particular aversion to doing the school run by car.
  • general: I feel pretty sure there is a growing general aversion to the appendage of author's name, except in cases where necessary.

Modifies a noun

  • therapy: We tried aversion therapy too, which we thought would work.
  • response: Visible exposure for thermal damage limited to one second by aversion response to bright light.

Noun used with modifier

  • risk: The affair was driven by a culture of risk aversion rather than by timeless human greed.
  • taste: The corvid work with condition taste aversion is also looking rather good.
  • debt: Thus, debt aversion deters entry into higher education.
  • loss: The usual concept of risk aversion generated through utility curvature seems inappropriate for modeling loss aversion.
  • food: Most adults with food aversion focus on meat or greasy foods.
  • inequality: The former approach reveals comparatively high levels of inequality aversion ( implying a high level of income weighting ) in contrast to the latter.