Origin: Latin
suffix -sion
Aversion has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a feeling of intense dislike
"He has an aversion to loud noises, so he always wears earplugs at concerts."
2
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
"averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
3
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.
"Despite her friends' urging, she maintained a deep aversion to spiders that made her cover her eyes whenever one appeared in the room."
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