aversion

Definition of Aversion in English :

1. antipathy, aversion, distaste

a feeling of intense dislike

2. aversion, averting

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

Example Sentences:
'averting her gaze meant that she was angry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aversion

noun

1. (usually foll by to or for)

extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance

2.

a person or thing that arouses this

he is my pet aversion

noun

1. Obsolete

the act of turning away

2.

an intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance

3.

the object arousing such dislike

n.

1.

a. A fixed, intense dislike; repugnance: formed an aversion to crowds.

b. The cause or object of such a feeling: "I jumped up, and ran out of the room ... because a newspaper writer is my aversion" (Fanny Kemble).

2. The avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus.

3. The act or fact of averting: the aversion of a disaster.