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aversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | averting |
| Type of | avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away |
| Derivation | avert |
Examples of aversion
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The rescue of Ihr Platz won't erase the German aversion to insolvency overnight.
From the businessweek.com
Your aversion to having Ellen as your supervisor is a different matter, however.
From the kentucky.com
As long as some friends can remember, Johnson has had an aversion to regulators.
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For Martz, it stems from his perceived stubbornness and aversion to the handoff.
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That aversion probably grew out of the pressures of life in the jungle eons ago.
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Capital flow volatility has intensified in response to heightened risk aversion.
From the scoop.co.nz
Ellerbe then wondered why Pacquiao had tattoos if he has an aversion to needles.
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The burqa is a form of control, as is the Catholic aversion to condoms, he says.
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They develop an aversion to the dirty, stinky litter box and evacuate elsewhere.
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- Antipathy: a feeling of intense dislike
- The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
- (averse) antipathetic: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
- Aversion is a horror film about a private investigator who discovers too late that the woman he is hired to follow is often possessed by a demon. Alex Stokes (Andrew Roth) is a self-destructive, down-on-his-luck investigator who takes cases wherever he can. ...
- When two or more planets or points form a semi-sextile (30-degree) or a quincunx (150-degree) aspect, they are considered to be "in aversion" to each other. ...
- Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; An object of dislike or repugnance; The act of turning away from an object
- (averse) To turn away; Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; Turned away or backward; Lying on the opposite side (to or from)
- (Aversions) Responses of discomfort or dislike to a particular object or situation.
- (Averse) means "repulsed or repelled": She was immediately averse to the idea.
