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aversity

aversity noun: the state or condition of being averse.

Noun

aversity (countable and uncountable, plural aversities)

  1. The state or condition of being averse.
    • Psychology studies human aversities, and the ways people develop them.
    • The utility function of the workers specifies homogeneity or non-homogeneity; possibilities of coalitions; nature of risk aversity; nature of work aversity; and individualism or altruism.2012, Andrew Zimbalist, Comparative Economic Systems: An Assessment of Knowledge, Theory and Method

Forms of aversity

pluralaversities

Origin of aversity

From averse + -ity.

Words formed from aversity

Questions about aversity

What does aversity mean?
Aversity means the state or condition of being averse.
What part of speech is aversity?
Aversity is a noun.
What is the plural of aversity?
The plural of aversity is aversities.

Words near aversity in the dictionary

  1. aversion
  2. aversion therapies
  3. aversion therapy
  4. aversions
  5. aversities
  6. aversity
  7. aversive
  8. aversively
  9. aversiveness
  10. aversives
  11. aversivity

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