Word:
Aversion
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A strong feeling of not liking something.
Sentences:
1) They regarded war with aversion.
2) I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed.
Origin:
Latin aversus, past participle of avertere.
First use:
1596
Synonyms:
disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, revulsion, hate
Antonyms:
appetite, favor, fondness, like, liking.
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