averse

[ uh-vurs ]

/ əˈvɜrs /

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adjective

having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.

Origin of averse

1590–1600; (< Middle French) < Latin āversus turned away, averted (past participle of āvertere), equivalent to ā- a-⁴ + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix

SYNONYMS FOR averse

unwilling, loath. See reluctant.

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ANTONYMS FOR averse

inclined, eager.

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usage note for averse

See adverse.

OTHER WORDS FROM averse

a·verse·ly, adverb a·verse·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH averse

adverse averse (see usage note at adverse)

Words nearby averse

averment, averno, avernus, averroism, averroës, averse, aversion, aversion therapy, aversive, aversive conditioning, avert

Example sentences from the Web for averse

He is single, but not averse to being partnered, “as long as she can put up with my schedule and I can put up with hers.”

Norm Lewis, Broadway’s First Black ‘Phantom,’ on Racism, Heroes, and Dream Roles |Tim Teeman |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The fact is, though, country music has always been averse to controversy.

Vince Gill Confronts Fringe Groups and Gives Country Some Cred |Malcolm Jones |September 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She is the president of an autism organization, which is also averse to vaccination, called Generation Rescue.

Why Jenny McCarthy Is Worse Than Elisabeth Hasselbeck |Tricia Romano |July 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In Iraq, there is a real concern over the emergence of Alnusra Front and Salafists who are most averse to Shiites in the region.

The Future Uncertain: An Iraqi on His Country |John Kael Weston |April 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Among the people who seemed not averse to being interviewed was Msgr. Bob Weiss of St Rose of Lima Church.

Curse the Media in Newtown for Doing Too Little, Too Late on Guns |Michael Daly |December 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It seems that there was evidently an occasion in which Fiammetta gave him to understand that she was not averse from his love.

Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study |Edward Hutton
To a considerable number Brown was known as a hero of past fights and not averse to fresh ones.

The Negro and the Nation |George S. Merriam
He was reticent on the subject of his compositions, but was not averse to talking of his troubles.

Beethoven |George Alexander Fischer
On the other hand, we are averse to protract the argument by any elaboration of mere details which can be avoided.

Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) |Walter Richard Cassels
Lorenzo's feelings were averse to taking anything from Prest.

Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow |Eliza R. Snow Smith

British Dictionary definitions for averse

averse

/ (əˈvɜːs) /

adjective

(postpositive usually foll by to) opposed, disinclined, or loath

(of leaves, flowers, etc) turned away from the main stem Compare adverse (def. 4)

Derived forms of averse

aversely, adverb averseness, noun

Word Origin for averse

C16: from Latin āversus, from āvertere to turn from, from vertere to turn

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adjective

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averse

adjective

Origin of averse

SYNONYMS FOR averse

ANTONYMS FOR averse

usage note for averse

OTHER WORDS FROM averse

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH averse

Words nearby averse

Words related to averse

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