noun

aversion

aversion, dislike, loathing

He has a strong aversion to spiders.

He has a strong aversion to spiders.

She felt an aversion to his proposal.

She felt an aversion to his proposal.

an aversion ((to sth./-ing)) a strong feeling of not liking (sb./sth.) He has a strong aversion to spiders.

Synonyms: dislike, hatred, loathing; Antonyms: liking, fondness

From Latin 'avertere' (to turn away), from 'a-' (away) + 'vertere' (to turn). The core idea is 'a turning away from'.

Think of 'a-' as 'away' and 'vers' as in 'reverse'. You turn away from something you have an aversion to.

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