aversion
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a·ver·sion
(ə-vûr′zhən)n.
1.
a. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance: formed an aversion to crowds.
b. The cause or object of such a feeling: "I jumped up, and ran out of the room ... because a newspaper writer is my aversion" (Fanny Kemble).
2. The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.
3. The act or fact of averting: the aversion of a disaster.
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aversion
(əˈvɜːʃən)n
1. (usually foll by: to or for) extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance
2. a person or thing that arouses this: he is my pet aversion.
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a•ver•sion
(əˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən)n.
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]
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Noun | 1. | aversion - a feeling of intense dislike dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" |
2. | aversion - the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" avoidance, shunning, turning away, dodging - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening |
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aversion
hatred, hate, horror, disgust, hostility, opposition, dislike, reluctance, loathing, distaste, animosity, revulsion, antipathy, repulsion, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance, odium, detestation, indisposition Many people have an aversion to insects.noun liking, love, desire, willingness, inclination
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aversion
noun1. Extreme hostility and dislike:
2. An object of extreme dislike:
Informal: horror.
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Translations
كَراهِيَّه، بُغْض شَديد
odporaverze
aversionmodvilje
óbeit
aversionmotvilja
nefrettiksinti
aversion
[əˈvɜːʃən]A. N
1. (= dislike) → aversión f (to, for hacia) I have an aversion to garlic/cooking → el ajo/la cocina me repugna, tengo aversión por el ajo/la cocina
I have an aversion to him → me repugna, le tengo aversión
I took an aversion to it → empezó a repugnarme
I have an aversion to him → me repugna, le tengo aversión
I took an aversion to it → empezó a repugnarme
2. (= hated thing) → cosa f aborrecida
it is one of my aversions → es una de las cosas que me repugnan
it is one of my aversions → es una de las cosas que me repugnan
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
aversion
[əˈvɜːrʃən] n → aversion f, répugnance faversion to doing sth → répugnance à faire qch
to have an aversion to sb/sth → avoir de l'aversion pour qn/qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
aversion
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
aversion
[əˈvɜːʃ/ən] n (dislike) aversion (for or to) → avversione f (per)spiders are his aversion → ha la fobia dei ragni
my pet aversion → ciò che detesto di più
to have an aversion to sb/sth → avere or nutrire un'avversione nei confronti di qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
averse
(əˈvəːs) adjective (with to) having a dislike for. averse to hard work.
aˈversion (-ʃən) , ((American) — ʒən) noun a feeling of dislike.
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aversion
n. aversión, aborrecimiento, antipatía, odio;
___ therapy → terapia de aversión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
aversion
n aversión fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.