aversion

a·ver·sion

 (ə-vûr′zhən)

n.

1.

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)

n

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]

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Thesaurus

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

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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

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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.

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Translations

كَراهِيَّه، بُغْض شَديد

odporaverze

aversionmodvilje

AbneigungAversion

αποστροφή

antipathieaversion

óbeit

antipatiaavversione

aversjonmotvilje

отвращение

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

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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

n

(= 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. onwillig كارِه لِ، مُبْغِض لِ несклонен avesso mající odpor abgeneigt modvillig; uvillig αρνητικός προς, εχθρικός que aborrece, que tiene antipatía a vastumeelsust tundev مخالف؛ بیزار vastahakoinen opposé à סוֹלֵד מ- अनिच्छुक averzija idegenkedik membenci, menolak, menentang fráhverfur, frábitinn, mótfallinn avverso, contrario 嫌って 싫어하는 nemėgstantis negribīgs enggan afkerigmotvillig, uvilligniechętny ضد، مخالف avesso refractar питающий отвращение mať odpor k nasproten protivan avog ซึ่งไม่ชอบ hoşlanmayan, hazzetmeyen 厭惡 такий, що почуває відразу مخالف ،محترز ، بے زار không thích 不喜欢，不乐意的

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

a feeling of dislike. onwilligheid كَراهِيَّه، بُغْض شَديد нежелание aversão odpor die Abneigung modvilje; aversion δυσαρέσκεια, αντιπάθειαaversión vastumeelsus تنفر؛ بیزاری vastahakoisuus aversionסלידה घृणा averzija idegenkedés rasa benci, keengganan óbeit avversione 嫌悪 반감 pasišlykštėjimas nepatika keengganan afkeermotvilje, aversjonniechęć نفرت، بیزاری aversão aver­siune отвращение odpor odpor averzija motvilja, avoghet ความเกลียดชัง nefret, tiksinti 厭惡 відраза, антипатія نا پسندیدگی ، بے زاری ác cảm 厌恶

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aversion

n. aversión, aborrecimiento, antipatía, odio;

___ therapy → terapia de aversión.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

aversion

n aversión f

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