1
as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed
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2
as in dislike
a strong feeling of not liking or approving
couldn't overcome her aversion to her brother-in-law and pointedly avoided his company
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3
as in phobia
something or someone that is hated
clichés should be the pet aversion of every good writer
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Recent Examples of aversion
The problem with Los Angeles government and the public sector in California is an aversion to innovation.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
The Academy’s 693-member documentary branch, which solely determines the best documentary feature Oscar shortlist and nominees, has, in recent years, demonstrated an aversion to films by and/or about celebrities.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Reiner also shares some other reasons the band decided to get back together for another movie despite his aversion towards sequels.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
Pet owners can prevent their dogs from being bitten by rattlesnakes by signing them up for snake aversion training.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
The Academy’s 693-member documentary branch, which solely determines the best documentary feature Oscar shortlist and nominees, has, in recent years, demonstrated an aversion to films by and/or about celebrities.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Reiner also shares some other reasons the band decided to get back together for another movie despite his aversion towards sequels.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
Pet owners can prevent their dogs from being bitten by rattlesnakes by signing them up for snake aversion training.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aversion
Noun
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Burns became entangled with a teammate during back–pedal drills early in practice, threw his helmet down in disgust and walked out on crutches.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Instead, your actions have united everyone in their disgust for you.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The maneuvering required Altman to renounce his former public dislike of Trump.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Like Ackman, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has made his dislike of Mamdani no secret.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
Noun
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But sleepaway camp may not be for everyone, including children with a panic or mood disorder, phobia, or who have experienced a recent tragedy or trauma.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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So spending the night in a haunted hotel on Friday the 13th, for example, would be a nightmare for anyone dealing with these phobias.—
Tribune News Reports,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Many were subjected to many forms of hatred spawned from these misunderstandings.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite his extensive progressive bona fides, Wertham’s hatred of the comics medium has forever branded him a right-wing zealot in the minds of comic fans.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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Though they’ve been broken up for nearly 50 years, their mutual antipathy remains as legendary as their musical output.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Patrick Fuchs, the 37-year-old chairman of obscure and quaintly named Surface Transportation Board, has signalled what colleagues and industry players are interpreting as an openness to consolidation, or at least a clean break from the reflexive antipathy of his predecessor to deals.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
19 June 2025
Noun
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That prompted the police union to go public with its distaste for how negotiations have gone so far.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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President Trump doubled down on his distaste for the late night TV landscape with a blistering social media post Tuesday morning.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
Noun
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They are professedly based on hunches that the enemy will attack, occupy or conquer at some future time unless the enemy is obliterated.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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Synthetic data becomes a strategic blind spot by creating sameness, and sameness is the enemy of competitive advantage.—
Jēnna Reese,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Symptoms, which resemble meningitis (headache, fever, nausea), typically appear within a few days and worsen rapidly.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Early signs usually include headache, nausea, fever and/or vomiting, the CDC’s website states.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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“Aversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aversion. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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