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noun

1. Extreme hostility and dislike: abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, repellence, repellency, repugnance, repugnancy, repulsion, revulsion. See love/hatred.
2. An object of extreme dislike: abhorrence, abomination, anathema, bête noire, bugbear, detestation, execration, hate. Informal horror. See love/hatred.

n

Definition: dislike; opposition
Antonyms: affection, attachment, care, fondness, kindness, like, liking, love, sympathy

IN BRIEF: Strong dislike or opposition.

Harold had a strong aversion to asparagus.

Tutor's tip: If you have an "aversion" (dislike, distaste) to being in large crowds, it may help if you create an "eversion" (turning inside out) in your routine.

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Avoidance, as when an animal will not enter a room or yards associated with pain or discomfort.

• feed a. — when a particular feed is rejected, e.g. feed contaminated by fungal toxin.

For a list of words related to aversion, see:

• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - aversion: repugnance coupled with a strong desire to avoid; dislike

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See words rhyming with "aversion."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - aversion, uvilje, lede

idioms:

• aversion therapy    aversionsterapi

Nederlands (Dutch)
afkeer, weerzin, iets waar mens afkerig van is, aversie

Français (French)
n. - aversion, dégoût, répugnance, objet d'aversion

idioms:

• aversion therapy    (Psych) cure de dégoût, cure d'interdiction provoquée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aversion, Abneigung

idioms:

• aversion therapy    (Psych.) Aversionstherapie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποστροφή, απέχθεια

idioms:

• aversion therapy    θεραπεία εθισμού με τη δημιουργία απέχθειας

Italiano (Italian)
avversione, riluttanza

idioms:

• aversion therapy    terapia dell'avversione
• have an aversion to    sentire avversione per

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antipatia (f), repugnância (f), aversão (f)

idioms:

• aversion therapy    terapia da aversão
• have an aversion to    ter aversão a

Русский (Russian)
отвращение, сильная неприязнь

idioms:

• aversion therapy    лечение от противного
• have an aversion to    испытывать антипатию, отвращение к

Español (Spanish)
n. - aversión, repugnancia, repulsión, antipatía

idioms:

• aversion therapy    aversión a la terapia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motvilja, avsmak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厌恶, 讨厌的事, 讨厌的人

idioms:

• aversion therapy    嫌恶治疗, 厌恶疗法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厭惡, 討厭的事, 討厭的人

idioms:

• aversion therapy    嫌惡治療, 厭惡療法

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 혐오, 싫은 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反感, 嫌悪感, 大嫌いなもの

idioms:

• aversion therapy    嫌忌療法
• have an aversion to    …をひどく嫌う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بغض شديد, كره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סלידה, שנאה, תיעוב, תועבה‬

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