aversion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a feeling of intense dislike
  2. noun the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āversiō, āversiōnem. Doublet of aversio.

In classic literature

Synonyms

antipathy, distaste

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