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Meaning of aversion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˈvɜːʒən

Definitions

  1. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An object of dislike or repugnance.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The act of turning away from an object.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Беларуская агіда
Български неприязън омра́за
বাংলা ঘৃণা
Català aversió
Čeština antipatie averze nechuť odpor
Español aversión
Français aversion
Gaeilge drogall
עברית סלידה
Magyar ellenszenv
Bahasa Indonesia aversi penolakan
Italiano avversione
ქართული ანტიპათია
한국어 염오 혐오
Latina āversiō
Te Reo Māori anuanu
Nederlands afkeer aversie
Português aversão
Română aversiune
Slovenčina odpor
Svenska aversion avsmak leda motvilja

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
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