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A*ver"sion (&unr_;), n. [L. aversio: cf. F. aversion. See Avert.] 1. A turning away. [Obs.]
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Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness. Bp. Atterbury.
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2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.
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Mutual aversion of races. Prescott.
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His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion. Macaulay.
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&hand_; It is now generally followed by to before the object. [See Averse.] Sometimes towards and for are found; from is obsolete.
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A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection. Addison.
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His aversion towards the house of York. Bacon.
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It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him. Spectator.
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The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk. J. D. Hooker.
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3. The object of dislike or repugnance.
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Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. Pope.
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Syn. -- Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See Dislike.
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