Definition of averse
: having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
—usually used with to She was not averse to taking chances.He seems to be averse to strenuous exercise. —commonly used in compounds both with and without a hyphen a conservative risk-averse investora crowd averse teen
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The first known use of averse was in 1597
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