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- pronunciation:
vuhrs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
strongly opposed or disinclined; unwilling (usu. fol. by "to").
She was averse to lending her son any more money.I'm not averse to dancing; I'm just not very good at it.- synonyms:
- indisposed, opposed, resistant
- antonyms:
- avid, inclined
- similar words:
- antipathetic, contrary, hostile, loath, reluctant, unwilling
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adverb + (adj.)averse
famously, from, general, hardly, initially, less, means, normally, particularly, totally
(adj.)averse
+ noun
agent,
assessment,
buyer,
consumer,
controversy,
culture,
deal,
fan,
gain,
hopi,
household,
individual,
innovation,
investment,
investor,
nature,
operation,
prospect,
publicity,
risk,
talent,
technology,
tradition,
user,
utility,
violence
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| derivations: |
aversely (adv.), averseness (n.) |
The word averse
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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