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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