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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Abbas was decidedly uncharismatic and notoriously averse to crowds. —

Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024 Conte has not been averse to delivering harsh words about his employers or staff publicly. —

Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Cabiria is not averse to believing love can win out in spite of all she’s experienced either. —

Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024 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. —

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