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aversion

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
aver·sion Listen to the pronunciation of aversion
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
1596
1obsolete : the act of turning away2 a: a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it <regards drunkenness with aversion> b: a settled dislike : antipathy <expressed an aversion to parties> c: a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus3: an object of aversion <inconstancy is my aversion — Jane Austen>


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