a·ver·sion

(ə-vûr′zhən)

a. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance: formed an aversion to crowds.

b. The cause or object of such a feeling: "I jumped up, and ran out of the room ... because a newspaper writer is my aversion" (Fanny Kemble).

2. The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.

3. The act or fact of averting: the aversion of a disaster.

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aversion

(əˈvɜːʃən)

1. (usually foll by: to or for) extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance

2. a person or thing that arouses this: he is my pet aversion.

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a•ver•sion

(əˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən)

n.

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	aversion - a feeling of intense dislike antipathy, distaste dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
	2.	aversion - the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" averting avoidance, shunning, turning away, dodging - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

aversion

hatred, hate, horror, disgust, hostility, opposition, dislike, reluctance, loathing, distaste, animosity, revulsion, antipathy, repulsion, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance, odium, detestation, indisposition Many people have an aversion to insects.

noun liking, love, desire, willingness, inclination

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

aversion

noun

1. Extreme hostility and dislike:

abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, repellence, repellency, repugnance, repugnancy, repulsion, revulsion.

2. An object of extreme dislike:

abhorrence, abomination, anathema, bête noire, bugbear, detestation, execration, hate.

Informal: horror.

Translations

كَراهِيَّه، بُغْض شَديد

odporaverze

aversionmodvilje

óbeit

aversionmotvilja

nefrettiksinti

厌恶

aversion

[əˈvɜːʃən]

A. N

1. (= dislike) → aversión f (to, for hacia) I have an aversion to garlic/cooking → el ajo/la cocina me repugna, tengo aversión por el ajo/la cocina
I have an aversion to him → me repugna, le tengo aversión
I took an aversion to it → empezó a repugnarme

2. (= hated thing) → cosa f aborrecida
it is one of my aversions → es una de las cosas que me repugnan

B. CPD aversion therapy N → terapia f por aversión, terapia f aversiva

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aversion

[əˈvɜː^rʃ^ən] n → aversion f, répugnance f
aversion to doing sth → répugnance à faire qch
to have an aversion to sb/sth → avoir de l'aversion pour qn/qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aversion

(= strong dislike) → Abneigung f, → Aversion f (geh, Psych) → (to gegen); he has an aversion to getting wet → er hat eine Abscheu davor, nass zu werden

(= object of aversion) → Gräuel m; smoking is his pet aversion → Rauchen ist ihm ein besonderer Gräuel

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

aversion

[əˈvɜːʃ/ən] n (dislike) aversion (for or to) → avversione f (per)
spiders are his aversion → ha la fobia dei ragni
my pet aversion → ciò che detesto di più
to have an aversion to sb/sth → avere or nutrire un'avversione nei confronti di qn/qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

averse

(əˈvəːs) adjective

(with to) having a dislike for. averse to hard work.

aˈversion (-ʃən) , ((American) — ʒən) noun

a feeling of dislike.

aversion

n. aversión, aborrecimiento, antipatía, odio;

___ therapy → terapia de aversión.

aversion

n aversión f

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Let our relatives, on either side, form their own opinion on what I have written, and decide for themselves whether the aversion I now feel towards this man is well or ill founded.

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Charles Vernon is my aversion; and I am afraid of his wife.

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This man, who might have brought us to the king in three days, led us out of the way through horrid deserts destitute of water, or where what we found was so foul, nauseous, and offensive, that it excited a loathing and aversion which nothing but extreme necessity could have overcome.

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This was my scheme, and my reasons were good; I was really alienated from him in the consequences of these things; indeed, I mortally hated him as a husband, and it was impossible to remove that riveted aversion I had to him.

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Yeh've edder got teh go teh hell or go teh work!" Whereupon she went to work, having the feminine aversion of going to hell.

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Now, sir, if we apply this to your modest aversion to panegyric, how reasonable will your fears of me appear!

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When she saw once more those composed gestures, heard that shrill, childish, and sarcastic voice, her aversion for him extinguished her pity for him, and she felt only afraid, but at all costs she wanted to make clear her position.

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"To each his sufferings, all are men," he replied in the sweet sad tones that seemed natural to him: "each has his pet aversion."

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Catherine attempted no longer to hide from herself the nature of the feelings which, in spite of all his attentions, he had previously excited; and what had been terror and dislike before, was now absolute aversion. Yes, aversion!

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I remembered Dampier as a handsome, strong young fellow of scholarly tastes, with an aversion to work and a marked indifference to many of the things that the world cares for, including wealth, of which, however, he had inherited enough to put him beyond the reach of want.

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Some among them thought it was on account of her false hair, or the dread of getting the violets wet, while others attributed it to the natural aversion for water sometimes believed to accompany the artistic temperament.

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Sid noticed that Tom never was coroner at one of these inquiries, though it had been his habit to take the lead in all new enterprises; he noticed, too, that Tom never acted as a witness -- and that was strange; and Sid did not overlook the fact that Tom even showed a marked aversion to these inquests, and always avoided them when he could.

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