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单词 aversion
释义 aversion
 /euh verr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
  2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.
  3.  Obs.   the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
 [1590-1600; < L aversion- (s. of aversio), equiv. to avers(us) turned away (see AVERSE) + -ion- -ION]
 Syn. 1. distaste, abhorrence, disgust. AVERSION, ANTIPATHY, LOATHING connote strong dislike or detestation. AVERSION is an unreasoning desire to avoid that which displeases, annoys, or offends: an aversion to (or toward) cats. ANTIPATHY is a distaste, dislike, or disgust toward something: an antipathy toward (or for) braggarts. LOATHING connotes a combination of hatred and disgust, or detestation: a loathing for (or toward) hypocrisy, a criminal.
 Ant. 1. predilection.
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