AVERSION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word aversion. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AVERSION
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antipathy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of intense dislike • the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided | ||||||||
distaste | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of intense dislike | ||||||||
abhorrence | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
detestation | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
disgust | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • strong feelings of dislike verb • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||||
dislike | verbv | |||||||
noun • an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group • a feeling of aversion or antipathy verb • have or feel a dislike or distaste for | ||||||||
hatred | nounn | |||||||
noun • the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action | ||||||||
loathing | nounn | |||||||
noun • hate coupled with disgust | ||||||||
repugnance | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense aversion • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | ||||||||
repulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the force by which bodies repel one another • intense aversion • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | ||||||||
abomination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is loathsome or disgusting • hate coupled with disgust • an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence | ||||||||
disinclination | nounn | |||||||
noun • that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike • a certain degree of unwillingness | ||||||||
reluctance | nounn | |||||||
noun • (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) • a certain degree of unwillingness | ||||||||
averting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of preventing something from occurring • the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away |