HyperDic: aversion

English > 2 senses of the word aversion:
NOUNfeelingaversion, antipathy, distastea feeling of intense dislike
actaversion, avertingthe act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
aversion > pronunciation
Soundsahver'zhahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > aversion: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningA feeling of intense dislike.
Synonymsantipathy, distaste
BroaderdislikeA feeling of aversion or antipathy
Spanishantipatía, aversión, disgusto, inquina, malquerencia, repelo, repugnancia, repulsión
Catalanantipatia, aversió, repugnància, repulsió
Adjectivesaversivetending to repel or dissuade
English > aversion: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away.
Synonymaverting
Broaderavoidance, turning away, shunning, dodgingdeliberately avoiding / avoiding
Verbsavertturn away or aside

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