Pronunciations (5)
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/əˈvɜːʒən/
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- Australia
- Received-Pronunciation
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/əˈvɜːʃən/
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- Australia
- Received-Pronunciation
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/əˈvɝʒən/
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- Canada
- General-American
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əˈvɜːʃn
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- GB
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əˈvɝʒn
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- US
Noun
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
Live with aversion to classic men's wear, likely die with aversion to classic men's wear.
More examples (1)
The other patients in the ward, all but the Texan, shrank from him with a tenderhearted aversion from the moment they set eyes on him the morning after the night he had been sneaked in.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
The act of turning away from an object.
Usage- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
Noun
a feeling of intense dislike
- Broader terms
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
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- Broader terms
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averting her gaze meant that she was angry