US /əˈvɝːs/ UK /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/
adj verb Freq #37497

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Strongly opposed to or unwilling to do something (usually followed by 'to').

    She is averse to taking any kind of risk with her savings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · strongly opposed to or... antipatheticdisinclinedloathreluctantunwilling
Word family
Derived forms averselyaversenessaversityrisk-averseunaverse
Related forms aversionavert

Etymology

From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).

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