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Core meaning
A strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
Example
Her aversion to waste shaped the design.
aversion
/əˈvɜːrʒən/ · uh-VUR-zhunnoun
A strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
Use aversion to express this relationship precisely: a strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
What aversion Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Common noun frame
Use this noun in a complete noun phrase, adding the complement that identifies what it refers to when needed.
Example
Investors with a strong aversion to risk chose safer bonds.
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Analytical distinction
Choose it when this exact concept matters; a related term may describe its cause, evidence, or opposite instead.
Example
Discomfort developed into an aversion to public speaking.
Use aversion Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
Her aversion to waste shaped the design.
Investors with a strong aversion to risk chose safer bonds.
Discomfort developed into an aversion to public speaking.
Precision Matters
Aversion overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
aversion
vs.Means a strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
ardor
Means intense enthusiasm, passion, devotion, or emotional warmth.
aversion
vs.Means a strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
affinity
Means a strong attraction, liking, or natural connection.
aversion
vs.Means a strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
avid
Means having or showing intense enthusiasm, eagerness, or interest in something.
aversion
vs.Means a strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or unwillingness toward something.
abhor
Means regard something with intense hatred, disgust, or moral repugnance.
Test aversion in Context
He feels a strong and persistent dislike.
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His intense ___ to dishonesty made even minor evasions difficult for him to tolerate.