AVERSION


Meaning of AVERSION in English

/ əˈvɜːʃn; NAmE əˈvɜːrʒn/ noun

[ C , U ] aversion (to sb/sth) a strong feeling of not liking sb/sth :

a strong aversion

He had an aversion to getting up early.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (originally denoting the action of turning away or averting one's eyes): from Latin aversio(n-) , from avertere , from ab- from + vertere to turn.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.