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averse

Pronunciation: /əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

The English word “averse” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
  2. Turned away or backward.
  3. Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
  4. Aversant; of a hand: turned so as to show the back.

verb

  1. To turn away.

Etymology

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

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