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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAverse
/əˈvɜːrs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
"She is averse to taking risks in her investments." - 2
Reluctant or opposed to something.
"He was averse to the idea of moving to a new city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'averse' originates from the Latin 'aversus', the past participle of 'avertere', meaning 'to turn away'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to describe a strong dislike or opposition to something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Averse" is said worldwide
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réticent
Transliteration: re-ti-sant
"Elle est réticente à l'idée de changer de travail."
abgeneigt
Transliteration: ab-ge-neigt
"Er ist der Idee abgeneigt, in eine andere Stadt zu ziehen."
avverso
Transliteration: av-ver-so
"È avverso all'idea di cambiare lavoro."
reacio
Transliteration: re-a-cio
"Es reacio a aceptar nuevas ideas."
averso
Transliteration: a-ver-so
"Ele é averso a mudanças drásticas."
विरोधी
Transliteration: virodhi
"वह नए विचारों के प्रति विरोधी है।"
反感的
Transliteration: fǎn gǎn de
"他对改变工作持反感的态度。"
반대하는
Transliteration: ban-dae-ha-neun
"그는 새로운 아이디어에 반대하는 태도를 가지고 있다."
反対の
Transliteration: hantai no
"彼は新しいアイデアに反対の態度を持っている。"
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