1
as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed
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as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
couldn't overcome her aversion to her brother-in-law and pointedly avoided his company
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3
as in phobia
something or someone that is hated
clichés should be the pet aversion of every good writer
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Recent Examples of aversion
Misokinesia is an aversion to movements in the absence of sound.
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Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Elsewhere in the conversation, Penn revealed his aversion for selfies.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2026
But for Democrats, the aversion may seem more puzzling.
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Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
But don’t mistake that aversion for the media for apathy.
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Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Elsewhere in the conversation, Penn revealed his aversion for selfies.
—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2026
But for Democrats, the aversion may seem more puzzling.
—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
But don’t mistake that aversion for the media for apathy.
—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aversion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aversion
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The second baseman slammed his helmet into the dirt in disgust and was ejected.
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Andrabi attributes Democratic failure to Harris’ uninspiring centrism, and there were certainly people who declined to vote for her out of disgust with Biden’s unstinting support for Israel.
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This dislike of ‘triple U’ in medieval texts is in fact still active in English spelling today.
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Of those, over 426,000 people chose a third, no-name option on the ballot that allows voters to express dislike of both candidates.
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Festivalgoers should expect petition endeavors aimed at mellowing out Idaho’s legal phobia about marijuana.
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His father has many food phobias and drug issues.
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
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His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
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In a September 2025 interview with Hollywood Authentic, Watson looked back on her career and her distaste for specific aspects of working in the entertainment industry that extended beyond acting on screen.
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The other is that Republicans’ antipathy towards vote-by-mail is waning.
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Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images That Russia and China are seen as ideologically aligned on many geopolitical issues, with each sharing a traditional antipathy and distrust towards the West, and Washington.
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Making contact with unsafe water can result in nausea and vomiting, respiratory symptoms, eye irritation and earaches.
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Patients also reported subjective improvements in nausea, fatigue, appetite and depression.
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Republican legislators, taking their lead from a president who sees half the nation as his personal enemy, have put their own party’s interests over the republic’s.
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Unluckily, Alys, freshly alienated by Daemon, arrives just in time to nurse the enemy of her enemy back to health.
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“Aversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aversion. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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