aversion
Syllables: aver·sion/əˈvɜːʒən/US/əˈvɝʒən/
aversion noun: opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
Noun
aversion (countable and uncountable, plural aversions)
- Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
- Live with aversion to classic men's wear, likely die with aversion to classic men's wear.
- Synonyms:
- antipathy, disinclination, reluctance
- An object of dislike or repugnance.
- Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
- Synonyms:
- abomination
- The act of turning away from an object.
aversion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
aversion in Hindi
- fixed dislike
- घृणा ghŕṇā
aversion in Tamil
- வெறுப்பு, பகைமை
aversion in Urdu
- aversion, scorn, loathing
- گھرنا ghirnā
- aversion
- گھن ghin
- aversion, disgust
- گلانی glānī
aversion in Bengali
- fixed dislike
- ঘৃণা ghrina, নফরত nofrot
More languagesFewer languages
- aversion in Malayalam
- അറപ്പ് aṟappŭ
- aversion in Kannada
- ಹೇವರಿಕೆ, ಹೇಸಿಗೆ, ಅಸಹ್ಯ, ಜುಗುಪ್ಸೆ
- aversion in Odia
- ଅସୁଖ asukha
- aversion in Sanskrit
- अरुचि aruci, द्वेषस् dveṣas
- aversion in Arabic
- نُفُور nufūr, كُرْه kurh, كَرَاهِيَة karāhiya, مَقْت maqt
- aversion in Indonesian
- aversi
Examples of aversion in a sentence
- He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
- John Doe's old age and stubborn aversion to new ideas make him a curmudgeon of a candidate.
- I posit that his voice is the direct result of his aversion to adverbs.
Synonyms of aversion
Forms of aversion
| plural | aversions |
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Origin of aversion
Learned borrowing from Latin āversiō, āversiōnem. Doublet of aversio.
Words formed from aversion
Phrases with aversion
Questions about aversion
- What does aversion mean?
- Aversion means opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- What is aversion in Hindi?
- Aversion in Hindi is घृणा (ghŕṇā). See Aversion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aversion?
- Aversion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aversion?
- Aversion is pronounced /əˈvɜːʒən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aversion?
- The plural of aversion is aversions.
Words near aversion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aversion (page history and authors); aversion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); گلانی (Urdu) (page history and authors); അറപ്പ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); aversion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅସୁଖ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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