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aversion — /euh verr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders. 2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet… … Universalium
aversion — noun Date: 1596 1. obsolete the act of turning away 2. a. a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it < regards drunkenness with aversion > b. a settled dislike … New Collegiate Dictionary
aversion — a|ver|sion [əˈvə:ʃən US əˈvə:rʒən] n [singular, U] a strong dislike of something or someone = ↑hatred aversion to ▪ Despite his aversion to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press. have an aversion to sth ▪ I have an aversion to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
aversion — noun (singular, uncountable) a strong dislike of something or someone (+ to): Despite his aversion to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press. | have an aversion to: I have an aversion to housework … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
aversion — [[t]əvɜ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n, AM ʒ(ə)n[/t]] aversions N VAR: usu N to/for n/ ing If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much. Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects … English dictionary
aversion — UK [əˈvɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [əˈvɜrʒ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms aversion : singular aversion plural aversions formal a strong feeling that you dislike someone or something … English dictionary
aversion — a•ver•sion [[t]əˈvɜr ʒən, ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a strong feeling of dislike, repugnance, or antipathy toward something and a desire to avoid it: an aversion to snakes[/ex] 2) a cause or object of such a feeling 3) Obs. the act of turning away or… … From formal English to slang
aversion — aver·sion ə vər zhən, shən n 1) a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it 2) a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and esp. a usu. pleasurable one because it is or has been… … Medical dictionary
aversion — a|ver|sion [ ə vɜrʒn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a strong feeling that you dislike someone or something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
aversion — [əˈvɜːʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] formal a strong feeling that you dislike someone or something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Taste aversion — Conditioned taste aversion[1], also known as Garcia effect (after Dr. John Garcia), and as Sauce Bearnaise Syndrome , a term coined by Seligman and Hager,[2] is an example of classical conditioning or Pavlovian conditioning. Conditioned taste… … Wikipedia
