aversion
pronunciation
How to pronounce aversion in British English:
UK [əˈvɜːʃn]
How to pronounce aversion in American English:
US [əˈvɜːrʒn]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of intense dislike
- the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
Word Origin
- aversion (n.)
- "a turning away from," 1590s; figurative sense of "mental attitude of repugnance" is from 1650s, from Middle French aversion and directly from Latin aversionem (nominative aversio), noun of action from past participle stem of aversus "turned away, backwards, behind, hostile," itself past participle of avertere (see avert). Earlier in the literal sense of "a turning away from" (1590s). Aversion therapy in psychology is from 1950.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Risk aversion is one of the biggest factors driving allocation .
- 2. But there is an aversion to some small businesses too .
- 3. The market 's aversion to banking risk is perhaps indiscriminate .
- 4. And washington 's aversion to compromise makes the budget almost unmendable .
- 5. This aversion actually protects them against the increased risk for cancer .