averse to

idiom

: having a clear dislike of (something) : strongly opposed to (something)

He seems to be averse to exercise.

No one is more averse to borrowing money than he is.

—often used in negative statements to mean willing to

She is not averse to taking chances.

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The answer isn't really important, given that the film's world is one averse to happy endings of many different kinds, a notion that makes the colorful and tense nature of its furious, conflicting, often confrontational musical sequences such an inherently engrossing watch in the first place. —

EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024 CFOs are also averse to taking too much risk during times of uncertainty. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 Indeed, the Recording Academy hasn’t been entirely averse to honoring diss tracks in the past. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024 Entrepreneurs, like athletes, must navigate failures and setbacks before achieving success, much like most stunning cleanup hitters in baseball who succeed only over 30% of the time and aren't averse to taking 70% of failure. —

Gyehyon Andrea Jo, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for averse to