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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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
But then come smaller projects, including a mystery and a rom-com, and surely plenty more additions to his already-sprawling IMDb page — despite his aversion to projecting a career path.
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William Earl, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
During the early decades of the twentieth century, many in Washington took a similar approach, based on high tariffs, an aversion to alliance commitments and foreign wars, and a desire to appease rather than stand up to autocratic powers.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The Giants’ aversion to major investments in a starter is not without basis.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The popularity of self-checkout, then, could suggest a subliminal shift in some shoppers’ priorities—an aversion to waiting might be outweighed these days by a reluctance to engage with other people.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
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Even people in her party were looking at her with disgust.—
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Archie vented his disgust in a rich lexicon of racial and ethnic slurs new to prime-time dialogue.—
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His dislike and distrust of Nicole boiled over.—
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Rapaport has been very vocal about his dislike for Mamdani, who is known for his democratic socialist policies.—
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For people with shark phobias—likely traumatized by movies like Jaws—such advances could help make getting in the water a little easier.—
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Watch Cyrus talk about her paper phobia above.—
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Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.—
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This is not to say that rape can be separated from the hatred of women, just that, in certain situations, the role of the victim can be violently reassigned.—
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The antipathy toward Scherzer stemmed less from his years of excellence as a Dodgers opponent and more from his brief stint on the team in 2021.—
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Rather than attracting qualified applicants who want to serve in federal law enforcement, ICE may be appealing to people with antipathy toward immigrants, or who see themselves as helping defend the U.S. from demographic changes.—
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Wylde, who has introduced Mamdani to many business leaders in the city since his election, said there’s widespread distaste for his tax-the-rich agenda in local business communities.—
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That’s why, even when a team with six losses sits a ways away from panic, Caruso finds distaste when licking his wounds.—
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When integrated into multiple systems, the Tactical Edge Electromagnetic Solutions (TEEMS) can jam enemy systems with speed and precision.—
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Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.—
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But as long as the media climate provides the perfect temperature for these shows to grow and expand, and until audiences are satiated to the point of nausea, creators will continue to cook up fresh ideas.—
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To this end, the brain’s expectations don’t match the new reality, and that mismatch causes space motion sickness (nausea, dizziness, disorientation).—
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“Aversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aversion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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