Meaning of aversion | Babel Free
əˈvɜːʒənDefinitions
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Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning. countable, uncountable
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An object of dislike or repugnance. countable, uncountable
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The act of turning away from an object. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
“The other patients in the ward, all but the Texan, shrank from him with a tenderhearted aversion from the moment they set eyes on him the morning after the night he had been sneaked in.”
“Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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