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- Dictionaryaversion/əˈvəːʃn/
noun
- 1. a strong dislike or disinclination: "he had a deep-seated aversion to most forms of exercise"
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(a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something: I felt an instant aversion to his parents. She has a deep aversion to gett ing up in the morning. Greed is my pet aversion (= the thing I dislike most of all). Synonym. distaste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred.
The meaning of AVERSION is a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it. How to use aversion in a sentence.
(a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something: I felt an instant aversion to his parents. She has a deep aversion to gett ing up in the morning. Greed is my pet aversion (= the thing I dislike most of all). Synonym. distaste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred.
If you have an aversion to something, you have an intense dislike for it. Commonly it's food, but you could have an aversion to black and white movies, driving with the windows open, or taking calls from salespeople.
noun. 1. (usually fol. by to) a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy. a strong aversion to snakes and spiders. 2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy. His pet aversion is guests who are always late. 3. obsolete.
Definition of aversion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a strong feeling of dislike, repugnance, or antipathy toward something and a desire to avoid it: an aversion to snakes. 2. a cause or object of such a feeling. 3. Obs. the act of turning away or preventing. [1590–1600; < Latin āversiō]
