What does aversión mean?

Definitions for aversión
əˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃənaver·sión

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. antipathy, aversion, distastenoun

    a feeling of intense dislike

  2. aversion, avertingnoun

    the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

    "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"

Wiktionary

  1. aversionnoun

    Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.

    Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.

  2. aversionnoun

    An object of dislike or repugnance.

    Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.

  3. aversionnoun

    The act of turning away from an object.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Aversionnoun

    Etymology: aversion, Fr. aversio, Lat.

    What if with like aversion I reject
    Riches and realms? John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.

    They had an inward aversion from it, and were resolved to prevent it by all possible means. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    With men these considerations are usually causes of despite, disdain, or aversion from others; but with God, so many reasons of our greater tenderness towards others. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

    The same adhesion to vice, and aversion from goodness, will be a reason for rejecting any proof whatsoever. Francis Atterbury.

    A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection. Addison.

    I might borrow illustrations of freedom and aversion to receive new truths from modern astronomy. Isaac Watts.

    The Lucquese would rather throw themselves under the government of the Genoese, than submit to a state for which they have so great aversion. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    This aversion of the people for the late proceedings of the commons, might be improved to good uses. Jonathan Swift.

    His aversion towards the house of York was so predominant, as it found place not only in his councils but in his bed. Francis Bacon.

    They took great pleasure in compounding law-suits among their neighbours; for which they were the aversion of the gentlemen of the long robe. John Arbuthnot, History of J. Bull.

    Self-love and reason to one end aspire;
    Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Man.

ChatGPT

  1. aversion

    Aversion refers to a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, or repulsion towards something or someone. It denotes an intent to avoid or a desire to stay away from a particular item, situation, or person. The term can also describe a psychological repugnance or physiological reactions like nausea, caused by specific triggers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Aversionnoun

    a turning away

  2. Aversionnoun

    opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance

  3. Aversionnoun

    the object of dislike or repugnance

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Aversion

    a-vėr′-shun, n. dislike: hatred: the object of dislike. [See Avert.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of aversión in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of aversión in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of aversión in a Sentence

  1. Masahiro Ichikawa:

    We need to be aware of risk aversion if geopolitical risks show signs of spreading, but it won't negatively impact the financial system if such risks are geographically contained.

  2. Victor Buono:

    My only aversion to vice, is the price.

  3. Charles Cooley:

    One who shows signs of mental aberration is, inevitably, perhaps, but cruelly, shut off from familiar, thoughtless intercourse, partly excommunicated; his isolation is unwittingly proclaimed to him on every countenance by curiosity, indifference, aversion, or pity, and in so far as he is human enough to need free and equal communication and feel the lack of it, he suffers pain and loss of a kind and degree which others can only faintly imagine, and for the most part ignore.

  4. Kit Juckes:

    You can see there is edginess in the market, if you get something strong (in payrolls data) that really makes it look like the Fed are going to hike, with all the Greek uncertainty in the background too, you could really get some risk aversion breaking out.

  5. Ashima:

    Aversion is the most evident reason for the runaway.

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