AVERSION

[noun] [C usually singular]An aversion is (a person or thing which causes) a feeling of strong dislike or a lack of willingness to do something.I felt an instant aversion to his parents.She has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning.Greed is my pet aversion (= the thing I dislike most of all).Aversion therapy is a method of treating habits or types of behaviour that are not desirable by causing the patient to connect them with unpleasant feelings.Despite what many people think, aversion therapy is no longer used by professional psychologists in this country.