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Meaning of aversion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

əˈvɜːʒən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية إباءة الكُرْه جفاء كراهية كره مقت نفور

Беларуская агіда

Български неприязън омра́за

বাংলা ঘৃণা

Bosanski averzija leda аверзија антипатија

Català aversió

Čeština antipatie averze nechuť odpor

Dansk aversion modvilje

Deutsch Abneigung Aversion Gräuel Unlust Vorbehalt Widerwillen

Ελληνικά απέχθεια αποστροφή

Español aversión

Suomi aversio inho inhokki vastahakoisuus vastenmielisyys

Français aversion

Gaeilge drogall

Galego aversión

עברית סלידה

हिन्दी अरुचि खुनस ग्लानि घृणा चिढ़ विमुखता विरक्ति

Hrvatski averzija leda аверзија антипатија

Magyar ellenszenv

Bahasa Indonesia aversi penolakan

Italiano avversione

日本語アレルギー厭悪嫌悪

ქართული ანტიპათია

한국어 염오 혐오

Latina aspernatio āversiō

Te Reo Māori anuanu

Македонски аверзија антипатија одбивност одвратност

Nederlands afkeer aversie

Polski abominacja abominacyjny awersja niechęć odraza wstręt

Português aversão

Română aversiune

Русский антипатия неприя́знь неприя́тие омерзе́ние отвращение

Slovenčina odpor

Српски averzija leda аверзија антипатија

Svenska aversion avsmak leda motvilja

Українська антипа́тія відраза неприязнь огида

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

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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