aversion Definition
aver·sion (ə vʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən)
noun
- Obsolete the act of turning away
- an intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance
- the object arousing such dislike
Etymology: L aversio < aversus, pp. of avertere: see avert
aversion Synonyms
aversion
n.
Antonyms
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.
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