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aversion
(encz) | aversion,nechuť n: |
aversion
(encz) | aversion,odpor n: |
Aversion
(gcide) | Aversion \A*ver"sion\, 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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Note: 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from is obsolete.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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aversion
(wn) | aversion
n 1: a feeling of intense dislike [syn: antipathy, aversion,
distaste]
2: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting
her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: aversion,
averting] |
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aversion
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extraversion
(encz) | extraversion,extroverze n: Zdeněk Brož |
Contraversion
(gcide) | Contraversion \Con`tra*ver"sion\, n.
A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe. --Congreve.
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Extraversion
(gcide) | Extraversion \Ex`tra*ver"sion\, n. [Pref. extra- + L. vertere,
versum, to turn: cf. F. extraversion.]
The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown
out. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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aversion
(wn) | aversion
n 1: a feeling of intense dislike [syn: antipathy, aversion,
distaste]
2: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting
her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: aversion,
averting] |
aversion therapy
(wn) | aversion therapy
n 1: any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant
stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a
therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug
abuse (but with little success) |
extraversion
(wn) | extraversion
n 1: (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what
is outside the self [syn: extraversion, extroversion]
[ant: ambiversion, introversion] |
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