: a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus
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: an object of dislike or aversion
"Of all things inconstancy is my aversion." Jane Austen
Diners who want to reduce the size of their environmental footprint might reassess their aversion to bugs, DeFoliart says. Janet Raloff, Science News, 7 June 2008A 16-year Monitor veteran with no previous combat experience, Tyson said she has yet to start reading newspapers on a regular basis because of her aversion to war news and does not like talking about it yet. Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, 21 Apr. 2003The answer was revealing in many ways. It showed his dark humor, aversion to sentimentality, keen understanding of the role that realism must play in a messy world, and somewhat less keen appreciation for the role that morality plays in sustaining a democracy's foreign policy. Walter Isaacson, New Republic, 16 Dec. 2002 They regarded war with aversion. I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed.
Recent Examples on the WebIn 1941, the Tausz family arrived in Rio de Janeiro, where 17-year-old Tausz Ronai’s aversion to religiosity grew stronger. Marcus M. Gilban, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Elba’s statement sparked a firestorm on social media where many users discussed the Black community’s seemed aversion to nepotism, unlike other ethnic groups.Essence, 31 Aug. 2022 America’s aversion to casualties all but assures that Jason’s team and future units won’t be near the action, which puts even more importance on getting the training and rehearsals right. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 Many people were quick to point out that this was pretty rich coming from an author who does not work in an office, a man who has, in fact, written extensively about aversion to offices and his subsequent choice to write from his home and in cafes. Mary Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 Omar, who was known for his ascetic lifestyle and aversion to foreigners, died in hiding in 2013; his successor, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was more worldly.New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 This is called loss aversion and seems to coincide with status quo bias — the idea that doing nothing will bring about no change. Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Mike Parmley gives a dog named Ruby a close up look at a rattlesnake during rattlesnake aversion training for dogs at Barley's Canine Recreation Center, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022 From the beginning, Matrix showed no aversion to unsavory political tactics.Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + AVERSION | AVERSION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤strong強烈的反感◇He has a strong aversion to dogs.他非常討厭狗。➤natural自然的反感➤pathological病態的反感VERB + AVERSION➤have厭惡;反感▸➤develop逐漸產生反感▸➤overcome克服反感情緒AVERSION + NOUN➤therapy厭惡療法◇I underwent aversion therapy for smoking.我為了戒煙而接受了厭惡療法的治療。PREPOSITION➤aversion to對⋯的厭惡◇People can be helped to overcome their aversion to snakes.可以幫助人們克服對蛇的厭惡情緒。