AVERSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does aversion mean? • AVERSION (noun)
The noun AVERSION has 2 senses:
1. a feeling of intense dislike
2. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
Familiarity information: AVERSION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AVERSION (noun)
Meaning:
A feeling of intense dislike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
antipathy; aversion; distaste
Hypernyms ("aversion" is a kind of...):
dislike (a feeling of aversion or antipathy)
Meaning:
The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
aversion; averting
Context example:
averting her gaze meant that she was angry
Hypernyms ("aversion" is a kind of...):
avoidance; dodging; shunning; turning away (deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)
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