averse
Having a repugnance or opposition of mindHaving a repugnance or opposition of mind.
» I'm not averse to meeting Tom.
Meaning
4 sensesHaving a repugnance or opposition of mind.
The board is not averse to further talks.
Turned away or backward.
Aversant; of a hand: turned so as to show the back.
(obsolete)Lying on the opposite side (to or from).
- (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed
Examples
6 sentencesI'm not averse to meeting Tom.
This investment is not for the risk-averse.
I'm not averse to a good night out.
deIch wäre nicht abgeneigt, am Abend schön auszugehen.
I am constitutionally averse to getting carried away with feelings.
To say that a cat is instinctively averse to water means that it is the cat's natural reaction towards it.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).From Latin aversus, past participle of avertere (“to avert”).
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Forms
more averse, most averse| Comparative | more averse Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most averse Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed:antipatheticantipatheticalindisposedloathloth
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form