Meaning & use
Aversions
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Strong feelings of dislike or reluctance toward particular things, activities, or situations.
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He has strong aversions to crowded places and loud noises.
Her aversions to certain foods developed after a bad bout of food poisoning.
A note on using this word
Aversion is often paired with 'to' rather than 'for,' as in 'an aversion to risk,' and it forms the basis of the psychological term 'aversion therapy.'
Words with a similar meaning
dislikesantipathiesrepugnances
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Words with an opposite meaning
preferencesaffinities
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